保守堪薩斯州公投結果保住終止懷孕權！

暫時擋下聯邦法院的墮胎權干預

堪稱全美保守前幾名的堪薩斯州（Kansas State），今年與初選一同舉行的公投結果出爐——以 58.89% 不同意 vs. 41.11% 同意——反對以聯邦最高法院釋憲結果制定州的終止妊娠修正案，保住了墮胎權！

2022年堪薩斯州的初選投票人數創下歷年新高衝到90.9萬 [1] ，且據報導，不少共和黨支持者也投下不同意票支持終止懷孕。[2]

堪州與墮胎間的過去與現在

事實上，堪薩斯州對於終止懷孕還是有許多限制，例如：僅能在診所，不可在醫院進行手術、依規定醫師須於手術前以一系列內容顯然在阻止墮胎的海報向病人講解終止妊娠的可能產生的結果。

看了專題故事才知道，原來堪薩斯州早自1969年 Robert Docking 州長就曾簽署法案放寬墮胎限制，其後則引發反墮胎陣營一系列行動，包含射殺堪州少數為女性進行終止懷孕手術的 George Tiller 醫師。Tiller 醫師診所原址，目前則由 Trust Women Wichita 接手經營，繼續為有需要的女性終止懷孕。[3]

美國還有另外6個州蠻可能今年也會以公投來決定終止妊娠修正案動向，美國的 post-Roe era （後羅訴韋德案時期）正如火如荼展開中！[4]

公投題目

Kansas No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment [5]

A "yes" vote supported amending the Kansas Constitution to: - state that nothing in the state constitution creates a right to abortion or requires government funding for abortion and - state that the legislature has the authority to pass laws regarding abortion.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Kansas Constitution, thereby maintaining the legal precedent established in Hodes & Nauser v. Schmidt (2019) that the Kansas Bill of Rights provides a right to abortion.

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[1] Kansas abortion referendum drives record number of voters to polls https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/03/kansas-voter-turn-out-abortion-rights-election

[2] After Supreme Court ruling: Voters in Kansas reject state constitutional amendment | DW News https://youtu.be/aA6bVkzvOD4

[3] Kansas becomes first state to hold a vote on abortion rights after Roe reversal https://youtu.be/_ok_Bj9haf4

[4] Abortion-related ballot measures are the new normal in post-‘Roe’ America. Here’s a partial list https://www.fastcompany.com/90773832/abortion-related-ballot-measures-are-the-new-normal-in-post-roe-america-heres-a-partial-list

[5] Ballotpedia https://ballotpedia.org/Kansas_No_State_Constitutional_Right_to_Abortion_and_Legislative_Power_to_Regulate_Abortion_Amendment_(August_2022)