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>> good morning ladies, thank you for being here. how their eye will start with, you your coalition is trying to achieve a repeat win of what kansas did but in kentucky. you have said you guys are using a very similar strategy. here's an example of an ad that was put out by an abortion rights group in kansas, let's take a quick listen. >> they called the constitutional amendment, the truth, it's a strict government mandate. designed to interfere with private medical decisions. a slippery slope that can put more of your individual and personal rights at risk. the ballot language is confusing, b...

Supreme court. what's happening on that front? the kansas. the question was raised yes or no, no, do you want the state constitution -- should there be an amendment to remove protections for abortion rights? the answer was no from kansas. this is what one might. this is a big pro-choice win in the state of kansas. a red state. the pro-choice supporters are out and about saying this is a big indicator. others are saying that it doesn't tell what other states are going to do. remember, these battles are going state-by-state in the wake of, as you know, the roe v. wade decision, the hobbs decisio...

Presidential race. august 2nd in kansas for primary? >> these numbers are wild. absolutely nobody predicted this. earlier today when we started to see long lines, there was a number being bandied about, maybe 36% turnout. that secretary of state just said it's looking like it's going to push 50%, as you said, first term obama numbers. what happened here? well, a lot of people thought that -- and particularly people who are on the abortion rights side, that actually the other side tried to bury this in the heat of august when people don't turn out and they thought they could push this through. ...

Rooms of other health centers in other states saying, our appointments were just canceled, how soon can we get in? >> reporter: ashley brink is the director of trust women, one of four abortion clinics in the state. since roe v. wade was overturned, brink estimates more than 60% of the patients are from out of state. >> what we're seeing right now is, in my opinion, a national emergency. >> reporter: the choice on august 2nd may be local, but it will come with national implications. a vote with national implications that will be decided by a relatively small number of voters. on friday, kansas...

Supreme court overturned roe v wade, ashley all is part of the coalition working to preserve abortion access and kansas. >> the amendment on the ballot will mandate government control over our private medical decisions. ultimately, pave the way for a total ban on abortion. >> in 2019, the kansas supreme court ruled that the state constitution protected personal autonomy. include right for a woman to decide whether to continue a pregnancy. the ruling blocked legislators from passing laws to restrict abortion access within the state. if passed, on august 2nd, the so-called, value them both amend...