Abortion is now legal in Kansas After The Ballot Result

In a recent turn of events, a significant discussion took place. Abortion is now legal in Kansas. The people of Kansas were asked for their opinion and they have spoken and voted on the right to abortion. Even President Joe Biden praised Tuesday’s vote, “This vote makes clear what we know: the majority of Americans agree that women should have access to abortion and should have the right to make their own health care decisions,” Biden said in a statement.

Jae Moyer, 23, said after the race that the decisive victory in the red state for the abortion law surprised him. “It’s never looked like this in Kansas,” Moyer said. “It’s so amazing. I’m so proud of my state right now.”

Kansas law allows abortion to practice 20 weeks post-fertilization. After which only those pregnancies that are critical or can be life-threatening to the host are allowed to abort the growing fetus.

Abortion access in Kansas remains restricted. Only four abortion clinics in the state still provide abortions, all of which are located in Wichita and Kansas City. As a result, many Kansans in the state’s west are hundreds of miles away from abortion care. Trust Women, which operates two of the Kansas clinics, has stated that it will continue to provide abortion care while also working to increase access throughout the state. “We cannot be content with the status quo,” the organization said.

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On the other side of the pro-abortion supporters, Abortion opponents claim they are not finished.

In a news release, Kansans For Life, a major political group that opposes abortion rights, stated that the vote is a temporary setback and that the organization is committed to continuing its work against abortion. “While the outcome is not what we hoped, our movement and campaign have proven our resolve and commitment,” the organization said. “We will not abandon women and babies.”

Republican state Sen. Molly Baumgardner, who voted in favor of putting the amendment to a vote, said abortion opponents will need to consider new restrictions to reduce the number of abortions in the state. “The defeat this evening is disappointing,” she said. “That struggle for truth, and the struggle for life, is going to continue in the state of Kansas.”

Republicans remained mostly silent before Tuesday, refusing to say how far they wanted to restrict abortion access if the amendment passed. However, it is unclear what else can be done in Kansas to further restrict abortion. Abortion restrictions in Kansas already limit abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy to cases where the pregnant woman’s life is in danger. Before any procedure, the state also requires an ultrasound.

Whether the amendment passed or failed, those restrictions would have remained in place. The vote in this red state could be a foreshadowing of what’s to come in other abortion referendums across the country later this year.