"This is an immense victory for the health, safety, and dignity of people in Kansas and the entire Midwestern region, where millions have been cut off from abortion access," said one advocate.
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled (rightly) that by precedent and voter will, Kansas’s constitution protects the right to abortion and does not allow the state congress to legislate on it. Hence the Senate bill cannot stand, because it would be a violation of the state constitution.
This is because of precedent and this ballot measure from 2022 which specifically said, by a no vote, that the state legislature does not have the authority to pass laws regarding abortion.
To be clear, the original comment said that an amendment was “in the pipeline this year.” Not that it was done 2 years ago. So, once again, Im clarifying that the original comment is still incorrect
Kansas is linked in there.
It’s a little hard to follow all the double and triple negatives, but their voting ‘No’ on that ballot was what paved the road to this judgement.
The other states listed have their own constitutional amendments lined up to affirm the right to abortion.
This case appears to be about a Senate Bill and one other law? Not anything like a constitutional amendment
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled (rightly) that by precedent and voter will, Kansas’s constitution protects the right to abortion and does not allow the state congress to legislate on it. Hence the Senate bill cannot stand, because it would be a violation of the state constitution.
This is because of precedent and this ballot measure from 2022 which specifically said, by a no vote, that the state legislature does not have the authority to pass laws regarding abortion.
To be clear, the original comment said that an amendment was “in the pipeline this year.” Not that it was done 2 years ago. So, once again, Im clarifying that the original comment is still incorrect
Sure, yeah, I was confused about what they meant too.