Despite a broad acknowledgment their efforts will go nowhere, some conservative Kansas lawmakers are pushing to ban abortion or put the issue back on the ballot despite a landslide vote in favor of abortion rights last year.
Some of the Kansas House’s most conservative members have backed a new constitutional amendment removing the state’s right to abortion and a bill to criminalize the procedure. Supporters say they are motivated by opposition to abortion in their home districts, despite the low likelihood of success.
Rep. Randy Garber, a Sabetha Republican who introduced a new constitutional amendment removing the state-level right to an abortion, said he is convinced Kansas’ August vote, which was decided on a 19-point margin, was not representative of broad public opinion.
