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Oklahoma legislature move forward bans that put oklahoma in a position before roe even felt to lose. care proud to last week's ruling, we already lost access to oklahoma because we had the first of the country's total bans on abortion care. so it means now if you are in oklahoma, or, arkansas or missouri, three of the states we serve, you have to tell, you you have fewer rights than you did a week ago, you have fewer rights in neighbor states, and you have to get out of the state to get care. the other state that we serve, kansas, is in an incredibly unique position. on august 2nd, kansas will...

You have fewer rights than you did a week ago, you have fewer rights than in neighboring states, and you have to get out of the state to get care. the other state that we serve, kansas, is in an incredibly unique position. on august 2nd, kansas will be the first state in the country to vote on a constitutional protection for abortion. they actually have access in kansas today, and they get to see the reality of what's happening around them. they say the government interference, the bans on care, and they can do something to pushback. and it's really the playbook the other states are gonna have...

Passing laws that would place an undue burden on people seek reproductive health care services. but we have constitutional amendments on the ballot on august 2nd, and, you know, this is so important as we, as kansas has watched neighboring states, like missouri, pass some very extreme laws, total bans that would criminalize people seeking health care, and similar proposals have been introduced in kansas previously but were blocked by or constitution. so, you know, we're doing everything we can to beat back this constitutional amendment that would really, no just pave a path for those extreme p...

Know, criminalization of abortion or contraception or any of those things that relate to reproductive rights. so it's something that we need to be worried about, something i have been thinking about since there was the leak on the -- of the case that was just decided, the dobbs case. so, yeah, at this point we wait for august 2nd to happen and see what the legislature does. >> understand that not all people agree about the right to life or right to choose. do you expect to face political ramifications over your decision? >> yeah. i think that's a great point. we all have different opinions abo...

Statement, suzanne valdez, a district attorney in kansas. for now abortion is legal in kansas but voters will decide in august whether or not to approve an amendment that would allow the legislature to limit abortions in that state. suzanne valdez joins me now. thank you. i appreciate you joining. >> thank you. >> help us understand this. your pledge remains within the law now, but what if that changes? if abortion becomes tillegal in kansas, would you be in a position where you would have to prosecute? >> well, once, depending on what the vote is on august 2nd like you mentioned, what will ha...