The Latest Breaking News from Kansas

Kansans overwhelmingly opposed removing the right to an abortion from the state constitution, a possible bellwether for votes to come.

The result is being labelled a major victory for abortion-rights advocates in the Republican-controlled state.

In 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court held (in Hodes & Nauser, MDs, P.A. v. Schmidt) that the Kansas Constitution's opening provision ("All men are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness") protected abortion rights. Today, Kansas voters overwhelming voted to…

In one of the biggest days of this year's primary campaign season, red-state Kansas rejected a measure that would have made it easier to restrict abortion, and voters in Missouri repudiated a scandal-tarred former governor seeking a Senate seat

After a relatively quiet July, the midterms came roaring back Tuesday, with primaries across five states that commanded national attention.

The right to an abortion will remain in the Kansas Constitution.

Voters overwhelmingly believe the state constitution protects the right to abortion, blocking anti-abortion state lawmakers from restricting access

It's the first time since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade that U.S. voters cast ballots on abortion.

Kansas is the first state to put abortion rights to a vote since the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade