The US state of Kansas – which is largely represented by Republicans in Congress but which has a Democratic Governor - has decided in a referendum to protect abortion access, in what could be seen as a rebuff of the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs. Although several states have moved to restrict abortion access since Roe vs. Wade was overruled, Kansas – which currently allows pregnancies to be terminated up to 22 weeks with other restrictions - is one of the states where abortion access is guaranteed constitutionally, and therefore, the state constitution needed amending if any change was to take place.