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Kansas
Laws in Detail

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Kansas

Political Info and Laws in Brief

Executives

  • Lieutenant Governor Mark Parkinson (D) is pro-choice.
  • Attorney General Paul Morrison (D) is pro-choice.

Legislature

  • The Kansas House is anti-choice.
  • The Kansas Senate is mixed-choice.

ANTI-CHOICE LAWS

Biased Counseling & Mandatory Delay

Kansas law subjects women seeking abortions to biased counseling requirements and mandatory delays.
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Counseling Ban/Gag Rule

Kansas prohibits certain state employees or organizations receiving state funds from counseling or referring women for abortion services.
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Public Facilities Restriction

Kansas prohibits the use of some public facilities for the performance of abortions.
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Refusal to Provide Medical Services

Kansas allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to provide women specific reproductive health services, information, or referrals.
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Restrictions on Low-Income Women's Access to Abortion

Kansas restricts low-income women's access to abortion.
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Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion

Kansas law restricts young women's access to abortion services by mandating parental notice.
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PRO-CHOICE LAWS

Protection Against Clinic Violence

Kansas law protects women seeking reproductive health care and medical personnel from blockades and violence.
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OTHER RELEVANT LAWS

Post-Viability Abortion Restriction

Kansas restricts post-viability abortions.
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96 percent of Kansas counties have no abortion provider
 

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Source: Guttmacher Institute

Click here for related bills currently being considered in Kansas.

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