Abortion

People at a rally for abortion access at Mill Creek Park near the Country Club Plaza.

Follow the Money: Who is Funding Kansas Abortion Amendment Ads?

Two organizations formed to campaign on either side of the abortion referendum on the Kansas ballot Tuesday have raised — and spent — more than $11 million between them since the start of the year.

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Ray Reed, 25, is running for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in Missouri's 2nd District.

Zooming into Politics: Gen Z Candidates Share Ambition, Obstacles in Running Young

Gen Z politicians are working to break political molds they say are unfit for serving their generation, as well as trying to get their peers to the polls.

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Zoe Schell, from Topeka, Kansas, stands on the steps of the Kansas Statehouse during a rally to protest the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion Friday, June 24, 2022, in Topeka.

Discussing the Values of ‘Value Them Both’

A virtual event hosted by the KC Media Collective discussed the language, values and context in which voters are being asked to decide on abortion rights in Kansas.

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Lemonade Park

Tap List | Local Breweries Band Together on Abortion Issue

To show their support for women’s right to choose, Casual Animal and Stockyards Brewing Co. have joined with restaurant Voltaire and Lemonade Park for the Show Up for Reproductive Rights event.

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The mugshots of three Jane Collective members after being arrested by Chicago Police in 1972.

When Abortion Was a Crime

These women broke the law (or went around it) to terminate their pregnancies. More than 50 years later, they can recall every detail.

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