Proposed constitutional amendment would put abortion back on the Kansas ballot

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 386

Last Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — A Kansas Republican is once again looking for a path to stop abortion, with a new proposal to change the state constitution to say life begins at conception.

Sen. Mike Thompson, a Shawnee Republican, introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 1623 on behalf of Doug Johnson, calling it an “equal rights amendment.”

The same language is used in Senate calendar listings, where no mention is made of additional language that makes it an anti-abortion …

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