TOPEKA, Kan. — For the first time since Kansas voters upheld the state right to an abortion, Kansas lawmakers sent a bill on the topic to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk.
The Kansas House voted 86 to 36 Tuesday to pass a bill requiring physicians to provide care to infants “born alive” during an abortion and report data to the state when it happens — even as abortion providers and medical experts say it does not happen.
Kelly has consistently expressed support for abortion rights and has vetoed new regulations in the past, but the House and Senate both approved the legislation with more than the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto.
