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‘Let us live our life': Why the Kansas abortion amendment failed in some rural counties

SCRANTON, Kan. — Meetings of the local Democratic Party in deeply Republican Osage County, a largely rural area where former President Donald Trump won 71% of the vote in 2020, typically draw about a dozen people.

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In California, abortion could become a constitutional right. So could birth control

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians will decide in November whether to lock the right to abortion into the state constitution.

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California could make abortion a right

A measure is on the state ballot that would enshrine the right to abortion and birth control

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Policing, abortion at forefront of primary race between Rep. Ilhan Omar and Don Samuels

MINNEAPOLIS — Don Samuels is waging his Democratic congressional primary battle against nationally known U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with the hope that Minneapolis voters will reject her campaign like they did last year's contentious policing ballot measure.

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Some South Carolina Republicans pause at abortion ban brink

Some South Carolina lawmakers who oppose abortion are being cautious when it comes to tightening the state's already restrictive laws even further

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Indiana House passes abortion ban, sends to Senate

The Indiana House has passed a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state, sending the legislation back to the state Senate to confer on House changes

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Manchin gets pipeline for climate deal

Dems to pave way for Mountain Valley Pipeline, remove jurisdiction from a court that keeps ruling against project

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‘Ongoing fight.’ What does Kansas’ strong vote for abortion rights mean for November?

Democrats nationwide latched onto Kansas’ resounding affirmation of abortion rights as a sign of good things to come.

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Volunteer networks in Mexico aid at-home abortions without involving doctors or clinics. They’re coming to Texas.

Before abortion was legal in parts of Mexico, an extensive “accompaniment” system grew to help women safely terminate pregnancies on their own. Its organizers are now moving abortion-inducing medication across the border and helping replicate the system in the United States.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Democrats see hope in Kansas abortion vote, but challenges remain

Democrats and abortion-rights supporters in Texas are energized by voters in Republican-dominated Kansas who on Tuesday resoundingly voted to keep the right to an abortion in their state constitution.

The Texas Tribune

‘An unmistakable message.’ Kansas’ vote for abortion rights sends ripples nationwide

Kansas’ strong vote in favor of abortion rights – coming in a state long dominated by Republicans – has Democrats and abortion rights supporters ready to go on the offensive in the November election, encouraged by an unexpectedly commanding victory.

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Kansas put abortion rights on the ballot. The surprising outcome is reverberating across the United States

In the first electoral test of Americans' mood since the US Supreme Court reversed Roe v Wade, a traditionally conservative state votes to protect abortion rights. It could be a sign of what's to come.

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Idaho Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion cases

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments from representatives for Planned Parenthood, the state and the Idaho Legislature that will determine how three abortion-related lawsuits will proceed.

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Kansans reject amendment to provide that the state constitution does not secure a right to abortion

Kansans rejected an amendment to provide that the state constitution does not secure a right to abortion on August 2. With 100% of precincts reporting, the vote was 58.78% ‘No’ to 41.22% ‘Yes’.

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Biden celebrates abortions rights wins in Kansas as Democrats see midterm message

President Joe Biden on Tuesday night celebrated the failure of a constitutional amendment to eliminate the right to an abortion in Kansas, a significant win for the abortion rights movement in the first popular vote on the issue in the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v.…

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Kansas votes against abortion ban in first US referendum since US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade

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

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Kansas rejects constitutional amendment removing the state level right to an abortion

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

Reuters

Trump-backed candidates prevail in U.S. midterm primaries; Kansas votes to preserve abortion rights

Republican voters on Tuesday chose a raft of candidates supporting Donald Trump's 2020 election falsehoods in multiple party primaries for the November general election - a stark display of the former president's grip on his party.

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Justice Department sues Idaho over state’s anti-abortion law in first post-Roe lawsuit

First Biden administration lawsuit in wake of Supreme Court’s ruling argues that doctors must be able to perform abortions in an emergency, preempting state law

Salon

Collins abortion bill "political stunt"

Unless they're "willing to end the filibuster, there's no reason to take it seriously," advocate says

WEKU

Today, Kansans face a high-stakes decision on the future of abortion rights

Tuesday, voters in Kansas will be the first in the nation to vote on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

The Independent UK

Same-sex marriage plaintiff Obergefell runs for Ohio office

Jim Obergefell is hoping that Democrats can win back seats at the Ohio Statehouse and beyond this fall with a message grounded in his landmark U.S. Supreme Court fight for same-sex marriage

Salon

GOP theory aims to overturn democracy

Supreme Court may decide that state legislatures have control over congressional elections, not state law

Tribune News Service

Gov. Whitmer asks Oakland County judge to block prosecutors from enforcing Michigan abortion ban

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked an Oakland County Circuit Court judge on Monday to issue an immediate restraining order against 13 county prosecutors who are in a position to enforce Michigan’s long-dormant ban on abortions being performed within their jurisdictions.

The Conversation

The story behind 'Star Trek' actress Nichelle Nichols' iconic interracial kiss

On a 1968 episode of “Star Trek,” Nichelle Nichols, playing Lt. Uhura, locked lips with William Shatner’s Capt. Kirk in what’s widely thought to be first kiss between a Black woman and white man on American television.

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