Kansas fight over abortion has debate turned 'on its head'

 

February 7, 2020



TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators considering a proposed amendment to the state constitution on abortion are raising the spectre of women being forced back into going to unsafe and unclean "back alley" clinics if their measure does not pass.

But in a twist away from what's typical in such debates, anti-abortion lawmakers were making the argument Thursday as the House gave first-round approval to the proposed amendment. The measure would overturn a Kansas Supreme Court decision last year declaring access to abortion a "fundamental right" under the state's Bill of Rights.

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