Kansas voters reject anti-abortion measure in first state vote since Roe v. Wade reversalBy Jesse O’Neill
August 2, 2022
Voters in the state of Kansas flocked to the polls Tuesday to strike down an anti-abortion ballot measure in a forceful rebuke of the Supreme Court’s recent reversal of Roe v. Wade.
The non-binding referendum would have cleared the way for lawmakers to ban or restrict abortion was the first time voters in the US were asked to weigh in on the right to choose since the high court overturned five decades of federal reproductive protections in June.
Kansans voted against Amendment 2 by a margin of 62% to 38% with 76% of precincts reporting Tuesday night.
The large margin came amid nationwide discontent over Roe v. Wade.
“The Supreme Court’s extreme decision to overturn Roe v. Wade put women’s health and lives at risk. Tonight, the American people had something to say about it,” President Joe Biden said in a statement.
“This vote makes clear what we know: the majority of Americans agree that women should have access to abortion and should have the right to make their own health care decisions.”
Voting on the proposition was less bipartisan than usual because it was open to Kansas’ more than half a million unaffiliated voters on a primary day when the state’s registered voters were choosing gubernatorial candidates.
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https://nypost.com/2022/08/02/kansas-voters-overwhelmingly-reject-anti-abortion-measure/