{"id":1585775,"date":"2022-08-02T22:55:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T02:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1585775"},"modified":"2022-08-02T22:55:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T02:55:23","slug":"voters-reject-kansas-abortion-ban-amendment-in-first-referendum-since-roe-overturned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voters-reject-kansas-abortion-ban-amendment-in-first-referendum-since-roe-overturned\/","title":{"rendered":"Voters Reject Kansas Abortion Ban Amendment In First Referendum Since Roe Overturned"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fvoters-reject-kansas-abortion-ban-amendment-in-first-referendum-since-roe-overturned%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=1585775&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1242274629-scaled-e1659492316733.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>Voters in Kansas rejected a pro-life amendment to the state constitution Tuesday in the country\u2019s first abortion-related referendum since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s ballot featured a number of state and local primary contests, but most observers were focused on a ballot measure that would amend the Kansas state constitution to assert there is no right to abortion in the state. The Kansas Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/08\/01\/kansas-abortion-vote-referendum-roe-00048951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ruled<\/a> in 2019 that such a right did exist.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s possible the margin for \u201cNo\u201d in red Kansas will be a resounding double digits, a sign of just how unpopular overturning Roe v. Wade is nationally.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Redistrict\/status\/1554646073842569217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The referendum was the first such vote across the U.S. since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, after over a quarter of the states in the U.S. already restricted abortion rights in some manner beyond what was previously allowed, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/us\/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>.\u00a0Multiple election analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Redistrict\/status\/1554639811595669505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DecisionDeskHQ\/status\/1554645065028567043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the race<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-primary-elections-kansas-abortion-b6d62a852c2ce4617f2c03589fbb523e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cno\u201d side<\/a> Tuesday night, indicating voters rejected the amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Current law in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/06\/30\/dem-governor-fundraises-pro-abortion-fundraising-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kansas<\/a> allows abortions up to 22 weeks of pregnancy with some restrictions, such as a 24-hour waiting period and parental consent requirements for minors. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/07\/19\/michigan-jim-harbaugh-pro-life-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Jim Harbaugh Says People Need \u2018The Courage To Let The Unborn Be Born\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The result may come as a surprise given Kansas\u2019 status as a solidly red state. Former President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Presidential_election_in_Kansas,_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">won<\/a> the state by a margin of 15 points in 2020, and Republicans have a sizeable majority in both chambers of the state legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Projections show the \u201cno\u201d vote could win by up to double-digits, but the final tally is currently unclear. The referendum was highly contentious, with both <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/07\/25\/kamala-harris-abortion-roe-v-wade-border-crisis-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pro-choice<\/a> and pro-life <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/02\/kansas-students-life-america-attack-teen-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">activists<\/a> pouring significant and thousands of volunteer hours into the race.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters in Kansas rejected a pro-life amendment to the state constitution Tuesday in the country\u2019s first abortion-related referendum since the overturning of Roe v. 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