Posts Tagged ‘Kansas’
Restrictive Bills Fail in Florida, Kansas
Although access to abortion care continues to be threatened in the states, this week, we celebrated the following defeats of new proposed restrictive legislation: The Florida Senate failed to pass a bill, which would have required a woman seeking abortion care to have an ultrasound and view the results unless she signed a waiver. After…
Read MoreNAF Commends the Governor of Kansas for Her Veto of Legislation Restricting Abortion
Today, Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS) vetoed a bill (Senate Bill 389) imposing new restrictions on abortion care. Gov. Sebelius noted in her veto message that the bill, “endangers the health of women and is likely to be found in violation [of] the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Kansas.” Vicki Saporta,…
Read MoreGrand Jury Refuses to Indict Kansas Clinic
Yesterday, a grand jury refused to issue an indictment against a Kansas Planned Parenthood clinic concerning allegations of parental notice and informed consent violations. “We are once again vindicated, as we have been any time there is an objective review of these allegations,” said Peter Brownlie, president and chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood of…
Read MoreCourt Dismisses Kansas “Kiss and Tell” Case
This week, the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed the government’s appeals in the case concerning the Kansas “kiss and tell” policy. The policy would have required health care providers and counselors to report all sexual activity by teenagers under 16, including kissing between two teens, to state authorities as evidence of child…
Read MoreTemporary Injunction Granted in Missouri Case
This week a federal judge granted a request from Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri to temporarily block enforcement of a new Missouri law, which would impose additional regulations on abortion clinics. While Missouri already requires abortion clinics to be licensed, the new legislation would require any facility that performs more than five first-trimester abortions…
Read MoreClinic Files Federal Lawsuit over Missouri Law
Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a new Missouri law infringes on a constitutional right to abortion. They say the law could eliminate abortion services in large parts of the state by subjecting clinics to special regulations. The new law would require any facility that performs more than five…
Read MoreKansas Governor Vetoes Proposal to Toughen Abortion Reporting Requirements
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed legislation Monday calling for tougher reporting requirements for abortion providers. The proposal would have required doctors to report to the state specific reasons why they provided abortions to women with viable fetuses. Under current Kansas law, abortion of a viable fetus is legal after the 21st week of pregnancy to…
Read MoreKansas Supreme Court Dismisses Charges Against Abortion Provider
The Kansas Supreme Court has granted a request by Attorney General Paul Morrison to dismiss charges against NAF member Dr. George Tiller. The charges against Dr. Tiller were filed by former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline following two years of court battles over confidential medical records. Kline was defeated in last year’s midterm elections and…
Read MoreNAF Releases Report on Crisis Pregnancy Centers
NAF released a comprehensive report today detailing the many ways Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) have deceived and intimidated women. The report, entitled Crisis Pregnancy Centers: An Affront to Choice, highlights numerous instances where CPCs have harassed and given false information to women who have come through their doors, leaving them feeling betrayed and misled. The…
Read MoreNew Developments in Pharmacist Refusals
A pharmacist in Seattle refused to fill a prescription for antibiotics because it was called in by Cedar River Clinic, a local abortion provider. Read Seattle Times columnist Nicole Broder’s take on this disturbing development in pharmacy refusals. Kansas state attorney general Phill Kline has spent several years attempting to procure confidential patient records from…
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