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How abortion rights were won in conservative Kansas

For abortion rights activists, Kansas voters’ overwhelming rejection Tuesday of a ballot measure that would have allowed Republican lawmakers to restrict or outlaw the procedure is not just an unexpected victory in this conservative state.

Los Angeles Times

Dirty tricks in Kansas via text: Does yes actually mean no?

The day before Kansas voters rejected a ballot question that could have eroded abortion rights, many people in the state reported receiving anonymous text messages with misleading information about the vote

The Independent UK

Turnout for Kansas’ Aug. 2 abortion ballot measure

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Democrats double down on abortion rights after Kansas referendum

The defeat of a Kansas abortion referendum by 18 points signals voters are rejecting what Democrats call the GOP's "extreme" politics.

Roll Call

After Kansas, right's in deep denial

After a stunning defeat in the Sunflower State, abortion foes make up excuses: Maybe they didn't go far enough!

Salon

The Kansas victory shows that Democrats can fight for abortion rights and win

Even in conservative Kansas, abortion rights are popular. The Democrats need to stop shying away from abortion and make it a campaign issue

The Guardian - US

Kansas referendum boosts Democrats' midterm focus on abortion

The resounding win for abortion rights may shape November contests across the country.

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Editorial: Kansas voters showed the nation how to keep abortion rights safe

In record numbers, Kansas voters went to the polls Tuesday and definitively told conservative state legislators to back off from trying to take away abortion rights. Voters across Democratic and Republican swaths of Kansas resoundingly defeated a ballot measure that would have amended the state constitution to remove the right…

Los Angeles Times

What an uprising in Kansas means for abortion in other red states

The conservative “pro-life” movement managed to do something that abortion-rights activists have been trying to do for decades — they have destroyed the stigma around abortion.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Supreme Court ‘practically dared’ Americans to show up for abortion rights. Kansas voters overwhelmingly did

America’s first post-Roe referendum on abortion rights galvanised voters. It also underscored the fragility of abortion care in the region and across the US

The Independent UK

Texas Democrats see hope in Kansas abortion vote, but challenges remain

Democrats and abortion-rights supporters in Texas are energized by voters in Republican-dominated Kansas who on Tuesday resoundingly voted to keep the right to an abortion in their state constitution.

The Texas Tribune

‘An unmistakable message.’ Kansas’ vote for abortion rights sends ripples nationwide

Kansas’ strong vote in favor of abortion rights – coming in a state long dominated by Republicans – has Democrats and abortion rights supporters ready to go on the offensive in the November election, encouraged by an unexpectedly commanding victory.

Tribune News Service

Will abortion rights give Democrats a shot at the US Senate seat in Missouri? They hope so

Freshly christened Democratic nominee Trudy Busch Valentine walked into Chris’ Pancake and Dining on Wednesday morning and did a lap, shaking the hands of people there to eat — some there to see her, others who just wanted a tall stack of pancakes.

Tribune News Service

Kansas put abortion rights on the ballot. The surprising outcome is reverberating across the United States

In the first electoral test of Americans' mood since the US Supreme Court reversed Roe v Wade, a traditionally conservative state votes to protect abortion rights. It could be a sign of what's to come.

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Kobach wins Republican primary for Kansas attorney general

Kris Kobach defeated Tony Mattivi and Kellie Warren in the Aug. 2, 2022, Republican primary for Kansas attorney general. The seat is open because incumbent Derek Schmidt (R) ran for governor.

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Durbin, Hawley comment on Kansas abortion vote

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The Defeat of a Kansas Ballot Initiative Shows That Red-State Voters Don't Necessarily Favor Abortion Bans

The amendment lost by a surprisingly wide margin in a state where Republicans far outnumber Democrats.

The Independent UK

Abortion vote in Kansas sparks new hope for Dems in midterms

Democrats are celebrating a stunning victory for abortion rights in Republican stronghold Kansas as proof that the issue could turn back a Republican wave this fall

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The Guardian - US

Kansas abortion referendum drives record number of voters to polls

Nearly half of state’s registered voters turned out in first electoral test of US abortion rights

The New Daily

Conservative Kansas votes to protect abortion rights

Kansas voters have rejected a state constitutional amendment that would have declared there is no right to abortion, Edison Research projects.

Salon

Kansas proves it: People want abortion

Republicans did everything they could to keep pro-choicers from the polls, yet the abortion ban went down in flames

Al Jazeera

US elections: Key takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

Democratic and Republican primaries across several states tested voters’ views ahead of the crucial midterm elections.

Mic

Kansas voters just forcefully rejected an anti-abortion ballot measure

But the victory for reproductive rights, even in a deep-red state, doesn’t equal an instant victory for Democrats.

The Guardian - US

‘This is huge’: Democrats hail abortion rights victory in Kansas

Democrats celebrated the Kansas vote as a testament to the desire for abortion rights nationwide, even in Republican-held states

Ballotpedia

Kansans reject amendment to provide that the state constitution does not secure a right to abortion

Kansans rejected an amendment to provide that the state constitution does not secure a right to abortion on August 2. With 100% of precincts reporting, the vote was 58.78% ‘No’ to 41.22% ‘Yes’.

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