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Mar 31, 2023

How the Kansas Legislature responded to last year's abortion vote - Kansas Reflector

Chloe Chaffin, program lead for Loud Light and the chapter president of Washburn Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity, and Leslie Butsh, field director with the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas...

Leslie Butsch, Field Director at Kansas Reflector podcast recording

Mar 27, 2023

Kansas activists discuss abortion rights, Legislature's response to amendment vote - Kansas Reflector

“[...T]hey weren’t going to say, ‘OK, you know, we tried it. And it’s clear that Kansans feel this particular way. And now we’re just going to respect that and leave it on the table.’ We knew that they were...

Chloe Chaffin, facing the camera, appears with Kansas Reflector reporter Rachel Mipro for a podcast recording on March 23, 2023, at the Kansas Reflector office in downtown Topeka. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

Mar 24, 2023

Kansas House approves bill requiring emergency care of infants born alive during abortions - Kansas Reflector

Aileen Berquist, policy director for the ACLU of Kansas, said the organization was adamantly opposed to House Bill 2313 because it would insert politicians into the private medical decisions of individuals...

Rep. Bill Clifford, a Republican from Garden City, said he supported a bill mandating emergency health care for infants who survive an abortion, noting he was alarmed medical professionals chose to engage in the “ghastly” procedure. (Sherman Smith/Kansas

Mar 24, 2023

Kansas right to vote is fundamental. GOP is making it harder | The Kansas City Star

The ACLU of Kansas recently released a poll that found 70% of Kansans want elected officials to focus on making it easier to vote, not harder. That included almost half — 47% — of Republicans. Allowing...

A new poll shows 70% of people want it to be easier to cast a ballot. The GOP supermajority in the Legislature isn’t listening. Photo illustration

Mar 17, 2023

MO SOS Jay Ashcroft leaves ERIC without planned replacement | The Kansas City Star

Republican Secretary of State Ron Thorburgh launched the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck; Kobach expanded the program. Kansas suspended the program in 2019 as part of a settlement with the ACLU of...

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft TIM BOMMEL Star file photo

Mar 13, 2023

Statehouse scraps: Big support for voting rights, transgender ban numbers, homelessness bill paused - Kansas Reflector

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas released a poll on voting rights Friday. The civil rights advocacy group found that 70% of Kansans support measures to make voting easier, rather than adding...

Kansas Reflector opinion editor Clay Wirestone works Thursday at the Statehouse in Topeka. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)