Four years after ‘Value Them Both,’ Kansas abortion rights are back on the ballot Aug. 4

By: Clay Wirestone

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: July 13, 2026

Words: 1,000

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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It’s all about abortion.

It’s always been all about abortion.

The constitutional amendment calling for popular elections of Kansas Supreme Court justices has one central motivation: Allowing Republican officials to limit or ban abortion. And I will go out on a limb and predict that if the measure passes, elected justices will eventually sustain such limits or bans.

Yes, Kansans voted on abortion rights back in 2022. Yes, the subject has come up again, …

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