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Democratic candidates jumped on the story of a woman who left Texas for an abortion as a cautionary tale for voters, and Republicans were largely silent.

Ohio voters enshrined the protection of abortion rights in the state constitution, while voters in Virginia and Kentucky signaled support for abortion rights in a major loss for the anti-abortion movement.

Last year’s landslide victory for women’s most basic freedoms reflected our long legacy of independence. The Kansas Coalition for Common Sense will carry it on. | Opinion

After Dobbs, the political ground seems to be shifting in some unpredictable ways.

Even when they’re not directly on the ballot.

“Right now when people walk into the state they literally have more rights to control their lives and their medical choices,” said the president of Planned Parenthood Great Plains

In Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi, Democratic candidates for governor are approaching abortion policy with extreme caution.

Kansas Reflector: Weeklong series to examine influence of religious beliefs on policy decisions at Statehouse

”Back in August, I could not have envisioned the extreme overreach that legislators would attempt during the 2023 legislative session,” Ashley All writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

This new invasion of the body snatchers has played out across the last year or more in state politics, as leaders look to restrict rights.