After the recount, the side that supported the measure gained six votes and those opposed to it lost 57 votes.
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Florida court rules 16-year-old is not ‘sufficiently mature’ for abortion
Though the teen has support from a guardian and said she is not ready to have a baby, a court upheld a ruling that said she isn’t “sufficiently mature” to choose.
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Planned Parenthood to spend record $50 million in midterm elections
The effort will focus on governor’s offices, U.S. Senate seats and legislative races in 9 states where abortion rights could be restricted or expanded depending on the outcome at the ballot.
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South Carolina lawmakers consider abortion ban with no exceptions for rape, incest
A small group of South Carolina lawmakers have given their approval to a near total abortion ban that does not include exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
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Abortion foes tap credit cards to get partial Kansas recount
Abortion opponents charged almost $120,000 to credit cards to cover the cost of a partial hand recount of the Kansas vote in favor of abortion rights.
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Search warrants for abortion data leave tech companies few options
How tech companies handle user data has come under growing scrutiny from privacy advocates, politicians and their own employees since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion, Uncategorized
Gordon Weil: What’s the matter with Kansas?
After that state’s vote to retain the state constitution’s protection of abortion, many might answer that “nothing’s the matter with Kansas.” Unless that vote was a fluke, what happened in Kansas has sent a signal about the future of American politics. The Kansas question was first asked by William Allen White in a classic 1896 […]
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Another View: If Kansas can defend abortion rights, so can everybody else
Voters turned out en masse and handed a stunning rebuke to anti-abortion legislators.
Posted inNation & World
Indiana Legislature 1st to approve abortion bans post Roe
The Senate approved the near-total ban 28-19, hours after House members advanced it 62-38.
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Dirty tricks in Kansas via text: Does yes actually mean no?
The day before Kansas voters rejected a ballot question that could have eroded abortion rights, many people in the state reported receiving anonymous text messages with misleading information about the vote.