A text message from an undisclosed sender was sent to many Kansas voters this week, claiming that a “yes” vote on a state constitutional amendment would protect abortion rights — despite the fact that such a vote would actually do the opposite.
In an initiative vote today, voters in Kansas will have the chance to decide how the state constitution should be interpreted moving forward. In 2019,— but residents now have the opportunity to cast their ballots in support of a constitutional amendment saying that the state legislature can regulate abortions.
A “yes” vote on the so-called “Value Them Both” amendment would indicate that a voter believes there should be no constitutional right to abortion in Kansas, whereas a “no” vote supports keeping the state constitution intact, thus leaving the state Supreme Court’s decision in place,However, the text message that was recently sent to a vast number of voters in the state wrongly claimed the opposite.
“Women in KS are losing their choice on reproductive rights. Voting YES on the Amendment will give women a choice,”The message came from a 1-888 number, and did not include information on who paid for it to be sent. Under Kansas state law,
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