Will Tuesday's vote by Kansans be the bellwether of abortion rights post-Roe?

Kansans go to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots on a constitutional amendment on abortion rights marking the first time voters will declare their p...

August 2, 2022
1:18 AM

Kansans go to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots on a constitutional amendment on abortion rights marking the first time voters will declare their preferences since the Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.Passage of the "Value them Both" amendment would allow Kansas lawmakers to further limit abortions. If the constitutional amendment fails, Kansas would remain a state where abortion rights are protected.Kansas, like Utah, is an overwhelmingly Republican state, although Kansas Gov.

Marjorie Cortez