Abortion foes seek to unseat Kansas Court of Appeals judges

Abortion opponents campaigning to oust Kansas Supreme Court justices also are trying to unseat four state Court of Appeals judges in Tuesday’s election over a ruling that critics fear could endanger many abortion restrictions.

Kansans for Life has included the Court of Appeals judges in mailings to thousands of households. Other conservatives also are on board with the ouster effort, though it has received much less attention than the campaign against Supreme Court justices.

Appeals judges face a statewide, yes-or-no vote every four years on whether they remain on the court. If voters remove any of them this year, anti-abortion Republican Gov. Sam Brownback would appoint their replacements, subject to state Senate confirmation.

Kathy Ostrowski, Kansans for Life’s legislative director, said Friday of voters, “They have a right to have the courts reflect their values and to be rooted on the constitution as the yardstick.”

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