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A Kansas woman allegedly attacked a teenage pro-life canvasser when the student knocked on her door Sunday. The student, Grace Hartsock, was going door-to-door to turn out Kansas voters for a Tuesday referendum on abortion law. The incident occurred when she approached a home in Leawood, according to Students for Life, the organization with which Hartsock was volunteering. Hartsock says a woman answered the door and politely stated she was not interested when she learned why Hartsock had knocked.

Many pro-life Kansans and their churches have been targets of vandalism in recent weeks leading up to the state-wide vote Tuesday on the Value Them Both Amendment. The pro-life amendment would add language to the Kansas Constitution stating that there is no right to an abortion or taxpayer-funded abortion. The measure is critical after the Kansas Supreme Court found a so-called “right to abortion” in their state constitution in 2019. The ruling jeopardizes Kansas laws that protect women and babies. But abortion activists are fighting hard to defeat it, including through dark money groups and a rash of vandalism. Early...