Wed Aug 3, 2022 – 11:53 am EDTWed Aug 3, 2022 – 11:54 am EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Kansas voters on Tuesday soundly rejected a proposed amendment to the state constitution which would have clarified that it does not contain a right to abortion, prompting speculation about what the setback means in a post-Roe v. Wade America.
The referendum asked voters to consider adding the following language to the Kansas Constitution:
Regulation of abortion. Because Kansans value both women and children, the constitution of the state of Kansas does not require government funding of abortion and does not create or secure a right to abortion. To the extent permitted by the constitution of the United States, the people, through their elected state representatives and state senators, may pass laws regarding abortion, including, but not limited to, laws that account for circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest, or circumstances of necessity to save the life of the mother.
The amendment was meant to correct an April 2019 decision by the Kansas Supreme Court, which asserted that the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights’ guarantee of “equal and inalienable natural rights” encompasses “a woman’s right to make decisions
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