Kansas GOP candidates have suddenly become moderates on abortion. How convenient. How cynical.
I vividly recall the anti-abortion “Summer of Mercy” protests that swallowed Wichita in the summer of 1991. The protesters who blocked access to George Tiller’s clinic made no bones about their stance: Abortion was murder, and they were fighting to save the lives of babies. In the 33 years since, anti-abortion advocates built their movement atop the shoulders of […]
I’m a Republican Kansas OB-GYN. Prasanth Reddy would strip away my patients’ rights
I will never forget where I was on June 24, 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the fateful Dobbs decision, overturning Roe v. Wade. At the maternal fetal medicine office in Kansas City where I practice as a high-risk OB-GYN, we watched as emails flooded our inboxes, detailing how the hospital would cope […]
Follow Kansas’ example: Don’t let politicians strip away your reproductive rights
This month marks the second anniversary of a historic vote that fundamentally changed the narrative around reproductive rights and abortion in America following the fall of Roe v. Wade. It brought a glimmer of hope to millions of Americans of all political stripes at a time of fear and despair. And it came from our […]
Kansas women changed the world in the summer of 2022
It was a typical Friday in the summer of 2022. I was driving my daughters to camp, sipping my coffee and listening as they belted lines to yet another Taylor Swift song in the backseat. It was about 9 a.m., which also meant it was about time for the Supreme Court of the United States […]
Why this conservative Republican hospital CEO supports Medicaid expansion in Kansas
I’ve been a lifelong Republican, born and raised a conservative. I still have a picture of me standing with George W. Bush in a Bass Pro shirt after working at an event for him. Although we were poor, my single mother taught me that work is good for the soul and that anything that disincentivizes […]
