
Kansas Abortion Vote: Why Did The Pro-Life Amendment Fail?
The referendum represented the first major statewide vote on abortion following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The referendum represented the first major statewide vote on abortion following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
What the failure of the ‘Value Them Both’ Amendment could mean for the midterm elections and other state initiatives.
With over 95% of ballots counted as of Wednesday afternoon, Kansas voters defeated the Value Them Both amendment by about 59% to 41% in the Aug. 2 referendum.
The amendment would have enabled state lawmakers to pass legislation to regulate or restrict abortion. It did not propose a total ban on abortion.
Amendment 2 will be included in Kansans’ Aug. 2 primary ballots. It marks the first statewide vote on abortion in the United States since Dobbs was decided.
St. John Nepomucene Church is a sacred space in the Sunflower State.
On Aug. 2, Kansans will vote on the pro-life 'Value Them Both' amendment. If approved, it would enable state lawmakers to pass legislation to regulate abortion.
On Aug. 2, the primary ballot question considers whether the state’s constituents can make decisions about limiting abortion.
The survey found that 47% of likely primary voters say they plan to vote for the Value Them Both pro-life amendment.
Kansans are preparing to vote later this summer. The state will be the first to place abortion on the ballot after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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