Kansas Voters Uphold Right To Abortion
We ran the numbers: There are 3,197 news articles covering this topic. 51% (1,637) are left-leaning, 38% (1,210) are centrist, and 10% (332) are right-leaning.
On Tuesday, voters in Kansas upheld the right to an abortion, becoming the first state to vote on an abortion-related issue since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this year. While left-leaning articles focus on the effects of the vote for Democrats in the November midterm elections, right-leaning articles focus on disagreements between Republicans and Democrats about the ramifications of the Kansas vote.
A left-leaning article from CNN discusses how the vote in Kansas demonstrates the voters will support abortion rights. The article also notes how the Kansas referendum was a ray of hope for Democrats as it was a bipartisan vote that had more than twice the number of voters come to the polls.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting on how the Kansas vote was a surprising blow for a deep red state. If passed, the measure would have declared that there is no right to an abortion in Kansas, even though a state Supreme Court protected the right in 2019.
A right-leaning article from Fox News discusses how after the Kansas vote, Democrats believe that abortion will be an important midterm issue, despite Republican disagreement. As the article notes, “while Democrats suggest the protection of legal abortion is a driving force for voters, Republicans still say Americans are still focused on the economy as the elections rapidly approach.”
From the center
Kansas upholds right to abortion, a blow to anti-abortion movement in first Roe referendum
USA Today