State Rep. Stephanie Clayton, D-Overland Park, reacts to Tuesday evening, Aug. 2, 2022, at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kan., to election returns on an abortion referendum. Kansas voters on Tuesday protected the right to get an abortion in their state, rejecting a measure that would have allowed their Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten abortion restrictions or ban it outright. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)
By JOHN HANNA and MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas voters on Tuesday sent a resounding message about their desire to protect abortion…