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Kansas first state to vote on abortion since Roe’s demise

Headline from Omaha World-Herald, on the newest of 2 developments

Kansas is having the first test of voters’ feelings since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. Its voters were deciding Tuesday whether to allow state lawmakers to

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Developments in this update

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  1. Kansas vote latest as abortion rights face biggest test since Roe fell

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Newest

    Kansas first state to vote on abortion since Roe’s demise

    Headline from Omaha World-Herald ·

Reports & sources

37 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Kansas referendum will test change in abortion landscape since Roe fell (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The ballot measure is the first of many across the country that will decide where and how women can preserve reproductive rights

  2. The Atlantic

    Kansas Is the First Battle in the Post-Roe Abortion War (opens The Atlantic)

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    The Atlantic's feed description

    Tuesday’s statewide referendum will give Democrats an early hint of just how much the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision will motivate their base this fall.

  3. New York Times

    Kansas Abortion Vote Tests Political Energy in Post-Roe America (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    On Tuesday, Kansans will decide whether to pass a constitutional amendment that could lead to far-reaching abortion restrictions or an outright ban on the procedure.

  4. Fox News

    Kansas braces for nation's first statewide vote on abortion after fall of Roe v. Wade (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Kansas is the next battleground for abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. The state will hold a referendum on whether the state constitution protects access.

  5. Kansas Reflector

    Kansas voters diving into first statewide referendum on abortion since Roe overturned (opens Kansas Reflector)

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    Kansas Reflector's feed description

    Kansans have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to vote on a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution striking the right to abortion in the state.

  6. The Guardian

    ‘I’m not a radical’: Kansas split ahead of critical post-Roe abortion vote (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Tuesday’s vote seeks to overturn state constitutional rights in a midwest abortion haven – which way will it go?

  7. Al Jazeera

    Kansas to vote on abortion in early test after Roe’s overturn (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Midwestern US state will vote on Tuesday on whether to repeal protection of abortion rights from its constitution.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Kansas ballot will test post-Roe abortion landscape (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Kansans will vote Tuesday on whether to remove abortion protections from the state constitution, making it the first such ballot test in the post-Roe v. Wade United States.

  9. NPR

    The next battle over abortion rights is taking place in Kansas (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Kansans vote Tuesday on a state constitutional amendment that could tighten abortion laws. It's the first voter contest over abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

  10. The Center Square

    Kansas voters to decide Tuesday on abortion constitutional amendment (opens The Center Square)

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    The Center Square's feed description

    (The Center Square) – Kansas voters will decide Tuesday whether to amend the state constitution so that it says there's no right to abortions.

  11. Newsweek

    Kansas vote latest as abortion rights face biggest test since Roe fell (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The vote is the first statewide referendum on abortion policy since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in late June.

  12. CNN

    Kansas set to become first state to let voters weigh in on abortion in post-Roe US (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Kansas on Tuesday will become the first state in the nation to let voters weigh in on abortion since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

  13. Omaha World-Herald

    Kansas first state to vote on abortion since Roe’s demise (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    Kansas is having the first test of voters’ feelings since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. Its voters were deciding Tuesday whether to allow state lawmakers to

  14. Gopusa

    Today: Kansas votes on 1st abortion ballot measure since Supreme Court dismissed Roe vs. Wade (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    Voters in Kansas on Tuesday will decide whether to eliminate protections for abortion in the state, in the first ballot measure on the procedure in the United States after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.

  15. France 24

    Kansas votes on abortion rights in US test case (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Voters in the Midwestern state of Kansas head to the polls Tuesday in the first major ballot on abortion since the US Supreme Court ended the national right to the procedure in June.

  16. CBS 19 Tyler

    Kansas is first state to test voters' feelings on abortion since Roe ruling (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    CBS 19 Tyler's feed description

    Kansas voters are deciding Tuesday whether to allow state lawmakers to further restrict or ban abortion.

  17. RedState

    KS Primary: First State to Vote on Abortion Since Roe Overturned brings Leftist Violence, Vandalism (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Outcomes from the ballot box and their implications in Kansas and nationally are still unknown, but we can expect the routine violence and church vandalism-- progressive desperation is on the ballot in November.

  18. Insider

    RESULTS: Kansas votes on Amendment 2, which would eliminate a right to abortion from the state constitution (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Since Roe vs. Wade was overturned, Kansas is the first state in the country where voters will decide the state of abortion access via ballot measures.

  19. Portland Press Herald

    Kansas is 1st state to vote on abortion since Roe’s demise (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Abortion rights advocates expect the Legislature to ban abortion if the ballot measure passes, and the state saw a surge in early voting with an electorate more Democratic than usual.

  20. Politico

    Abortion faces its first ballot test after Roe (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Primary voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution in Kansas, one of the only states in the region where abortion remains legal.

  21. Deutsche Welle

    US: Kansas votes on abortion after Supreme Court ruling | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Midwestern state is the first to head to the polls on abortion since the Supreme Court ended the national right to the procedure. The ballot is being monitored closely as a test case for abortion across the country.

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