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Ty Masterson on Abortion

 

 


80%-20%, people want fewer abortions

Masterson asserted during the debate that the constitutional amendment that voters rejected in August wasn't about abortion. The amendment would have made Kansas Supreme Court justices elected officials, and Masterson previously argued in favor of the amendment because he said it would allow the court to overturn abortion rights in Kansas.

Masterson's additional asserted that "abortion is an 80-20 issue." He said people want fewer abortions, no late-term abortions and no taxpayer-funded abortions.

Cindy Holscher said Kansas voters made their position known in 2022 when they shot down a different constitutional amendment that was purely about eliminating the right to terminate a pregnancy. After that failed by a 59-41 margin, she said, Masterson decided to try again with this year's amendment, which failed by a 61-39 margin.

Masterson responded by accusing Holscher of supporting elitists. "She wants the power of the smallest group of people possible," he said.

Source: Kansas Reflector on 2026 Kansas Gubernatorial debate , Sep 12, 2026

Pro-abortion crowd wants to tell you it's settled, it is not

[On March for Life]: "The pro-abortion crowd went after us horrible in this last election cycle, and they went oh-for-seven on my side," Masterson said. "Let them burn their money." Democrats had attempted to break the supermajorities and made reproductive rights a central theme in their campaigns. "They want to tell you it's settled," Masterson said. "It is not settled."
Source: Topeka Capital-Journal on 2026 Kansas Gubernatorial race , Jan 29, 2025

Other governors on Abortion: Ty Masterson on other issues:
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Adam Hamilton
Chase LaPorte
Cindy Holscher
Derek Schmidt
Jeff Colyer
Laura Kelly
Vicki Schmidt
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Jerry Moran
Joan Farr
Mark Holland
Michael Soetaert
Patrick Schmidt
Roger Marshall

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