Posts Tagged ‘Kansas’
Kansas Voters Protect Abortion Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2022CONTACT: naf@berlinrosen.com Yesterday, Kansans voted on a historic ballot measure that determined the fate of abortion rights in the state. By voting ‘No,’ Kansans have protected their communities and abortion access in the state and stopped dangerous abortion bans from taking effect. This was the first time abortion was on…
Read MoreOmnibus attack
Today, The Wichita Eagle, posted my letter to the editor on the omnibus abortion restrictions passed by the Kansas Legislature: In its entirety, House Bill 2253 represents a clear threat to women’s access to abortion care in Kansas. In addition to declaring that life begins “at fertilization” and rewriting the tax code to penalize both…
Read MoreState News Round-Up
Anti-choice legislators in the states continue to push new legislation that would restrict women’s access to abortion care. Kansas Abortion Providers Fight Onerous Regulations Wednesday, two NAF members testified against regulations targeting abortion providers during a Kansas Department of Health and Environment hearing. Earlier this summer, Kansas passed onerous and unnecessary abortion regulations, which dictated…
Read MoreACLU Challenges Kansas Abortion Restriction
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked a district court on Tuesday to block a new Kansas law that will prevent private insurers from covering abortions. Statehouses around the nation are currently embroiled in lawsuits that challenge a state’s ability to place unnecessary barriers on women’s ability to access abortion care. However, this case is…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor in The Indianapolis Star and The Wichita Eagle
This weekend The Indianapolis Star and The Wichita Eagle published my letters to the editor about state abortion restrictions: The Indianapolis Star: Abortion legislation supports false link to breast cancer The Indiana House recently passed legislation that would require women seeking abortion care to be told about a false link between abortion and an increased…
Read MoreConvicted Murderer Scott Roeder Sentenced
Today I released the following statement: Today a judge in Wichita, KS sentenced anti-abortion extremist and convicted murderer Scott Roeder to the maximum sentence allowed by Kansas law for the murder of NAF member Dr. George Tiller. While this won’t bring Dr. Tiller back, it is important that Roeder spend the rest of his life…
Read MoreAnti-Choice Legislation Progresses in Kansas; Utah Votes to Improve Access to Emergency Contraception
This week, state legislatures advanced legislation both helpful and harmful to women’s reproductive health. On Wednesday, the Kansas House of Representatives passed a bill requiring providers to report to the state on medical diagnoses for particular abortion procedures. In addition, this bill inserts politics into the doctor-patient relationship by requiring that doctors inform certain patients…
Read MoreKline Sanctioned for Improperly Handling Medical Records
Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court sanctioned Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline for improperly handling patient medical records and ordered him to return the full set of records to Attorney General Steve Six by December 12. Attorneys from a Kansas Planned Parenthood asked the court to intervene, claiming Kline had acted improperly and abused his…
Read MoreTemporary Injunction Delays Oklahoma Ultrasound Law
A temporary injunction, issued October 29, has prevented Oklahoma ultrasound legislation from taking effect this month. In April, the Oklahoma legislature passed the country’s most restrictive ultrasound law, which requires women to undergo an ultrasound one hour prior to obtaining abortion care and listen to an explanation from the medical professional performing the ultrasound while…
Read MoreKansas Grand Jury Declines to Indict Tiller
After a six-month investigation, a Kansas Grand Jury adjourned on Wednesday without issuing a criminal indictment against NAF member Dr. George Tiller. In a statement released by the Sedgwick County district attorney’s office, the grand jury said: “After six months of conducting an investigation that included hearing extensive witness testimony, reviewing volumes of documents and…
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