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Voters in Kansas want to keep abortion rights in place

NPR

Published August 3, 2022 at 12:06 PM EDT

Voters in Kansas overwhelmingly rejected a ballot initiative that would have allowed lawmakers to restrict or ban abortion. The state’s constitution guarantees the right to abortion — and the vote shows Kansans want that right to remain.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks to Kansas News Service political correspondent Jim McClean.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.