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Kansas voters to decide abortion question; S.C. Senate approves sweeping ban Annie Gowen, The Washington Post Jan. 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas voters will decide next year whether the state s constitution protects abortion rights under a ballot measure approved by the state Senate on Thursday. If approved by voters, the measure - known by its supporters as Value Them Both - would amend the state s constitution to say there is no right to abortion and leave the power to regulate the procedure to the legislature, currently a Republican-leaning body that in recent years has tightened restrictions on abortions. Kansas would join four other states that have approved similar constitutional amendments since 2014, along with others that have enacted abortion restrictions. The measures could put the issue before the U.S. Supreme Court and its new conservative majority, offering an opportunity to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision ....