*Kansas* guarantees the right to an abortion. Republicans are trying to strip it away

Friend, the first post-Roe vote to protect abortion rights is in Kansas, and we can win it. The [first publicly released]( polling out of Kansas suggests that the campaign to protect abortion rights in that state’s constitution could prevail in next month’s election. The polling, conducted by [co/efficient]( and reported first by [FiveThirtyEight](, finds that 47% of likely voters would vote for the amendment and end abortion protections, while 43% would vote against it. The election is Aug. 2, with the state’s [regular statewide primary](. The referendum needs a simple majority to pass. FiveThirtyEight is calling this vote “an early bellwether for how Americans are thinking about abortion in the lead-up to the midterms,” and they are not wrong. The fact that the referendum is on the same ballot as the traditionally low-turnout primary is setting up a direct test for just how motivating the U.S. Supreme Court decision ending federal abortion protections is for pro-choice voters. [Please donate $3 now to activists in Kansas, Kentucky, and Michigan who are fighting to protect abortion rights at the ballot box.]( [DONATE]( Kansas polling shows that the amendment is highly motivating, with 84% saying it has made them more likely to vote. But way more Democrats—94%—say the amendment has “increased the importance of voting in this upcoming election,” compared with 78% of Republicans. That’s the kind of enthusiasm Democrats need from now until November, and if we can pull this off in Kansas—an island of reproductive rights in a sea of forced birth states—it will be good news for November. Ashley All, a spokesperson for Kansans for Constitutional Freedom, one of the leading organizations opposing the amendment, said that “The [Supreme Court] decision was a wakeup call for a lot of moderate Kansans who weren’t engaged on this issue because they thought there was federal protection for abortion care.” All added that since the Supreme Court decision came down, they’ve been signing up more than 500 volunteers every week and have made more than 140,000 phone calls. [With the election quickly approaching, we don't have much to get the campaign in Kansas the resources they need to turnout every single vote. Can you donate $3 TODAY?]( [DONATE]( Winning in Kansas would also be a boost to [campaigns in Kentucky and Michigan](. Abortion rights are on the line in Kentucky in a similar amendment to what Kansans will be voting on next month. In Michigan, activists are putting up a measure to amend the state constitution to include an affirmative right to an abortion. A 1931 state law banning abortion has been blocked for the moment by the courts, but it could come back into effect and activists want to stop that from happening. So Kansas could have a major positive ripple effect throughout the country. A win there would show Democrats everywhere that fighting for abortion rights is a winning battle, that they’ve got to take that message through the November campaign and fulfill the promises they’ve made to an electorate that [massively supports]( abortion rights. [Please donate $3 now to activists in Kansas, Kentucky, and Michigan who are fighting to protect abortion rights at the ballot box.]( [DONATE]( Thank you for all you do, Joan McCarter, Senior Political Writer Daily Kos Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.