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Jan 20, 2023

New bill would ban gender-affirming medication and surgery for Kansans under the age of 21 - Kansas Reflector

“This is an extremely harmful and antagonistic bill that would ban medically necessary, safe, and evidence-based medical care, and lead to negative mental and physical health outcomes for both cisgender and...

Jan 20, 2023

On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no one should settle for ‘a piece of freedom’ - Kansas Reflector

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Jan 20, 2023

ACLU fighting Kansas death penalty, cites abortion decision | The Wichita Eagle

The ACLU says that when the Kansas Supreme Court in 2019 found that the state constitution protects abortion, a decision called Hodes, the justices set a “strict scrutiny” standard for laws that infringe on...

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Jan 20, 2023

How Kansas lawmakers could try to restrict abortion this year | KMUW

“We would hope that legislators listen to what voters had to say with their overwhelming vote on the August ballot initiative,” said Aileen Berquist, policy director at the ACLU of Kansas.

Jan 16, 2023

ACLU of Kansas prepared to challenge Legislature’s attacks on trans kids, voting rights

Organization wants to eliminate fees for children and legalize medical marijuana

Dec 16, 2022

ACLU sues Kansas town over Latino voting representation

Nickolaus Hernandez, city manager in Dodge City, said in a statement that the lawsuit does not give a complete picture of the city’s method of at-large commission elections and municipal activities “as it...