text:  Peter Kenyon, NPR News, Istanbul. The Kansas Supreme Court Friday permanently barred the state from enforcing a law that bans a common second trimester abortion procedure. In its ruling, it said the ban violates the right to an abortion under the state's constitution. The court had recognized that right in 2019. The vote at the state's highest court was 5-1 in favor of the ruling. You're listening to NPR News.