{"id":1585767,"date":"2022-08-02T22:34:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T02:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1585767"},"modified":"2022-08-02T22:34:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T02:34:08","slug":"ballot-measure-nixing-right-to-abortion-in-kansas-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ballot-measure-nixing-right-to-abortion-in-kansas-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballot Measure Nixing Right to Abortion in Kansas Fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fballot-measure-nixing-right-to-abortion-in-kansas-fails%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1585767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-kansas\">Kansas<\/a> voters disapproved of a ballot measure that proclaims there is no right to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-abortion\">abortion<\/a> under the state\u2019s Constitution in an Aug. 2 special election that drew intense interest as the nation\u2019s first public referendum on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court repealed the Roe vs. Wade decision in June.<\/p>\n<p>According to unofficial results from the Kansas Secretary of State\u2019s office, the hotly contested \u2018Value Them Both\u2019 amendment garnered 65 percent \u201cno\u201d votes as of 10:10 p.m. ET on Aug. 2. Decision Desk HQ projected that the measure will not pass at 9:47 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial proposed constitutional amendment generated more than $13 million in campaign spending by proponents and opponents and dramatically boosted turnout for a primary ballot that otherwise featured few competitive races.<\/p>\n<p>Adoption of the measure is the culmination of years of lobbying by Kansas Right-to-Life organizations, which were dealt a blow in 2019 when the state\u2019s Supreme Court overturned the 2015 \u201cKansas Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That 2019 decision determined Section 1 of the state Constitution\u2019s Bill of Rights protects a woman\u2019s right to abortion, making Kansas one of 10 states where court rulings granted the right to abortion.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cValue Them Both\u201d amendment states it will \u201creserve to the people of Kansas, through their elected state legislators, the right to pass laws to regulate abortion, including, but not limited to, in circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest, or when necessary to save the life of the mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Value Them Both coalition argued establishing legislative authority through a constitutional amendment was necessary to ensure the Sunflower State doesn\u2019t become \u201ca destination state for the abortion industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Value Them Both coalition\u2019s website emphasized that and proponents of the measure spent $4.69 million in messaging to stress adoption<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The majority of Kansas voters disapproved of a ballot measure that proclaims there is no right to abortion under the state\u2019s Constitution in an Aug. 2 special election that drew intense interest as the nation\u2019s first public referendum on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court repealed the Roe vs. Wade decision in June. 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