conservative Kansas state votes against ban

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While the conservative state of Kansas (USA) was preparing to ban abortion, the amendment was finally rejected, causing immense relief among activists defending this right.

In Wichita (Kansas, United States), when the results were announced, women voters let their joy explode. All generations combined realize that the no has won. A no to an amendment that would have paved the way for the ban on abortion in this conservative state. The relief and the surprise of winning so largely are present. “My State has risen. He will take care of me, of all those who may be pregnant“says Kansas resident Alice Utley.

The local ballot has national political test value, as it is the first major vote on abortion since the highly controversial US Supreme Court ruling that struck down the right to abortion. ). But neighboring states of Missouri and Oklahoma have already imposed near-total bans.

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