Kansas abortion vote should teach cocky Florida Republicans not to mess with women

The first Americans to speak on abortion rights at the ballot box since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade did so this week resoundingly. Freedom, real freedom — not the fake brand sold in Florida — won. Access to reproductive health care won. In a vote that reverberated around the country, the voters of deep-red Kansasupheld a woman’s right to an abortion, amending the state constitution to stop government officials from being able to ban the medical procedure. The pro-choice victory should be a wake-up call for Florida’s cocky, patriarchal Republicans, who think they can trample over ...