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 […]
Johnson County Republican Candidates Backtrack After Years of Attacking Abortion Rights
In August 2022, Kansans voted overwhelmingly to protect reproductive rights. Instead of following the will of the people, Republicans responded by pushing dozens of extreme anti-abortion laws that provide false, dangerous information to patients, restrict access to abortion, interfere with the doctor-patient relationship, and force doctors to provide private patient information to the government. They […]
Extreme Abortion Ban Group Quietly Endorses 60 Legislative Candidates Running in Districts that Voted No in August 2022
TOPEKA – The extreme anti-abortion organization Kansans for Life (KFL) secretly released their political endorsements for the 2024 general election. KFL endorsed 60 candidates running for state House and state Senate seats in districts that voted NO in August 2022. Voting NO on the ballot initiative meant they voted to protect reproductive freedoms from political and government interference. […]
Republican Candidate for Kansas Senate Flip Flops on Abortion Stance
Senate District 17 voted resoundingly NO on the August 2022 Amendment In a district that voted 61.27% to protect abortion rights in August 2022, Republican candidate Mike Argabright tried to explain to his local newspaper his constantly shifting position on women’s reproductive health care. It is clear the people of Senate District 17 should not trust Mike Argabright […]
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 […]
Two Years Ago Kansans Voted Overwhelmingly to Protect Reproductive Rights, Yet Over 100 Kansas Politicians Continue to Ignore the Will of Voters
Many of these legislators ignored the will of voters in their district to push their extreme anti-abortion agenda TOPEKA – Two years ago, Kansans shocked the nation and voted overwhelmingly to protect women’s reproductive rights and their right to keep government out of their private health care decisions. This landmark vote was a significant victory for […]
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 […]
