Brownback Shifts Strategy on Abortion | Kansas City News

Kansas City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 8, 2026 · 1m

Former Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is pivoting his anti-abortion strategy, urging Republicans to abandon legislative battles after voters twice rejected constitutional amendments aimed at restricting abortion. Instead of laws, he’s now pushing for “moral persuasion” — spotlighting personal stories like the high rate of Down syndrome abortions and setting public goals to reduce them, hoping to shift hearts and minds. This marks a dramatic turn from his past, when he signed over 25 anti-abortion bills — many later struck down — and even advocated targeting the state Supreme Court. Now, he’s…