
Everywhere and Nowhere
Over the summer, on assignment for The Nation, I boarded a flight to Kansas City. Kansans were about to vote on whether to repeal their constitutional right to abortion; it would be the first direct vote on abortion in the country since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The Kansas legislature, which is led by Republicans, had scheduled the referendum during a primary—an effort to suppress turnout and ensure an easy victory. But I thought there was a chance abortion-rights supporters woul