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Dirty tricks in Kansas via text: Does yes actually mean no?

The day before Kansas voters rejected a ballot question that could have eroded abortion rights, many people in the state reported receiving anonymous text messages with misleading information about the vote

The Independent UK

Turnout for Kansas’ Aug. 2 abortion ballot measure

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Ballotpedia

Democrats double down on abortion rights after Kansas referendum

The defeat of a Kansas abortion referendum by 18 points signals voters are rejecting what Democrats call the GOP's "extreme" politics.

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After Kansas, right's in deep denial

After a stunning defeat in the Sunflower State, abortion foes make up excuses: Maybe they didn't go far enough!

Salon

The Kansas victory shows that Democrats can fight for abortion rights and win

Even in conservative Kansas, abortion rights are popular. The Democrats need to stop shying away from abortion and make it a campaign issue

The Guardian - US

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

Listen: Abortion is considered basic health care in Mexico City. Its clinics are open to U.S. women.

Private clinics offer abortions at a fraction of the cost in the United States. City public health clinics may be more difficult to navigate but offer abortions free of charge, including for noncitizens.

The Texas Tribune

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Kansas referendum boosts Democrats' midterm focus on abortion

The resounding win for abortion rights may shape November contests across the country.

Axios

Editorial: Kansas voters showed the nation how to keep abortion rights safe

In record numbers, Kansas voters went to the polls Tuesday and definitively told conservative state legislators to back off from trying to take away abortion rights. Voters across Democratic and Republican swaths of Kansas resoundingly defeated a ballot measure that would have amended the state constitution to remove the right…

Los Angeles Times

What an uprising in Kansas means for abortion in other red states

The conservative “pro-life” movement managed to do something that abortion-rights activists have been trying to do for decades — they have destroyed the stigma around abortion.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

This summer’s hot baby gift? Funds for abortion rights

First-time moms Melissa and Kimberly Connelly of Cleveland planned for every detail of their daughter’s arrival, from her pink elephant pacifier to the Korean American firefighter whose sperm they used to conceive.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: If this is Idaho’s response to federal lawsuit over abortion ban, we’re in legal trouble

The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the state of Idaho — the first such lawsuit the federal government has filed against a state in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade — is based on important matters of life and death, and raises legitimate questions about how…

Tribune News Service

Column: With abortion rights under fire, guerrilla poster artist Robbie Conal hits the streets

LOS ANGELES -- It's 10 o'clock on a Friday night and almost three dozen people have gathered around a table at Canter's Deli on Fairfax to plan a mission. It's the day the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, in a decision that cites a 17th century witch…

Los Angeles Times

Liz Truss vs Rishi Sunak: Where do they stand on women’s issues?

See the candidates’ stances on abortion rights and tackling violence against women

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The Canberra Times

Stephen-Smith urges federal counterpart make abortions free across country

The ACT government will cover out-of-pocket costs for abortions from early next year.

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court ‘practically dared’ Americans to show up for abortion rights. Kansas voters overwhelmingly did

America’s first post-Roe referendum on abortion rights galvanised voters. It also underscored the fragility of abortion care in the region and across the US

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.

Salon

Hasselbeck talks abortion on "The View"

Former "The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck clashed with Whoopi Goldberg on the topic of freedom of choice

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Chicago Sun-Times

We must use every legislative tool to defend abortion rights

I’ll be damned if I let my daughters grow up with fewer rights than their mom had. We must pass the Women’s Health Protection Act and the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Healthcare Act.

Tribune News Service

‘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.

Tribune News Service

Will abortion rights give Democrats a shot at the US Senate seat in Missouri? They hope so

Freshly christened Democratic nominee Trudy Busch Valentine walked into Chris’ Pancake and Dining on Wednesday morning and did a lap, shaking the hands of people there to eat — some there to see her, others who just wanted a tall stack of pancakes.

Tribune News Service

Judge extends temporary block on enforcing Michigan's abortion ban

DETROIT — An Oakland County Circuit Court judge on Wednesday extended by at least two weeks his order blocking 13 county prosecutors from enforcing Michigan's abortion ban following a hearing.

ABC News

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.

Ballotpedia

Kobach wins Republican primary for Kansas attorney general

Kris Kobach defeated Tony Mattivi and Kellie Warren in the Aug. 2, 2022, Republican primary for Kansas attorney general. The seat is open because incumbent Derek Schmidt (R) ran for governor.

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Durbin, Hawley comment on Kansas abortion vote

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