What Kansas' abortion vote could mean for other states

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After Kansas voters decisively rejected a bid to remove abortion protections from its state constitution earlier this week, researchers and activists say state lawmakers are likely to continue efforts to restrict access to abortion.

August 05, 2022, 5:10 PMAbortion-rights supporters react as early polls showed that voters rejected a state constitutional amendment that would have declared there is no right to abortion, at a Kansans for Constitutional Freedom election watch party in Topeka, Kansas, Aug. 2, 2022.to remove abortion protections from its state constitution earlier this week, researchers and activists say state lawmakers are likely to continue efforts to restrict access to abortion.voted to overturn Roe v.

As of Thursday, ABC News reported that 59% of Kansas voters voted "No" to repealing the right to abortion access in the state's constitution. Researchers told ABC News the margin by which the vote was won was surprising. "We have seen lawmakers hostile to abortion rights in Kansas and other states, continuously enact unconstitutional abortion bans and restrictions," Smith said.

"What we'd seen for the past decade are four other states that adopted similar measures -- in Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee and West Virginia -- and all of them were approved by voters," Nash said.

 

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Just as states can regulate the Constitutional 2A right to own & carry handguns, Kansas can regulate abortion, even if its state Constitution guarantees the 'right'. Most Kansans want legal abortion with restrictions. stop spreading misinformation.

Keep fighting against anti-abortion laws. Ladies unite and write, call and email all representatives to voice your opinion!

Uglyhomobabykiller$

Yet another flaw in the republic system, undermine the will of their constituents for monetary gain.

The conservatives are not going to take the lesson of 'Oh, maybe our people don't actually want this'... nope they will take the lesson of, 'Let's go around and by pass any public vote if at all possible'

Of course they will and you don't have to be a researcher to know this. It is blatantly obvious.

Abortion is a medical issue. Do not make it a cosmetic, economic or political issue.

The voters fooled the legislators, didn’t they?

DavidWi07586530 Republicans will find any way they can to ignore what the voters chose.

Republicans are telling you what they want. They want theocracy. They don't care about the will of the people. These fascist theocrats must be removed from office.

Why? Don’t they represent their constituents? They voted overwhelmingly what they want.

I can wait

I just don't understand how a bunch of men can decide what is best for women. Can someone explain to me why women aren't coming up with a solution?

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