Kansas is a sanctuary state for abortion. What’s at stake if it’s outlawed?

In post-Roe America, Kansas has become one of the most traveled to states for abortion care. Despite nearly 60% of Kansans voting to protect the constitutional right to abortion last August, Republican lawmakers have passed several anti-abortion laws this year.
Sierra Harbinson was driving to Minnesota to marry their wife when they heard the United States Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade.

Harbinson, a registered nurse at Planned Parenthood Comprehensive Health Center in Overland Park, Kansas, told Up To Date host Steve Kraske they were disappointed, but not surprised, by the Dobbs ruling.

“As two people who could become pregnant, the decision felt incredibly personal,” they said. “But as someone who's been plugged into reproductive health, the increase in threats has been there for years.”