More than $22 million was spent on a ballot question this month regarding an amendment that would have gotten rid of abortion protections in the state's constitution, per AP.
Signs in favor and against the Kansas Constitutional Amendment On Abortion are displayed on Aug. 1, 2022, in Lenexa, Kansas. Photo: Kyle Rivas/Getty Images
More than $22 million was spent on a ballot question this month regarding an amendment that would have gottenAbortion rights supporters spent $11.3 million on a campaign that successfully defeated the proposed amendment, while abortion opponents backing the measure spent nearly $11.1 million,: Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg contributed $25,000 to the effort opposing the proposed amendment, AP reported. Spielberg's wife, actress Kate Capshaw, also gave another $25,000.
Former New York City Mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg contributed $1.25 million.The other side: Roman Catholic dioceses and the Kansas Catholic Conference contributed more than $4.3 million to efforts supporting the proposed amendment.
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