Posted on Jun 7, 2023
Lawsuit claims several old and new Kansas abortion restrictions are unconstitutional
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Kansas abortion clinics are challenging four state abortion restrictions, including a decades-old 24-hour waiting period and a new “abortion pill reversal” law.
WICHITA, Kansas — It’s become a frequent scene at Kansas Planned Parenthood clinics.
Women show up for an abortion appointment — often from out of state — and get turned away because of a simple paperwork error: They didn’t correctly print out a state-mandated consent form that needs to be signed a day ahead of time.
“Increasingly, we have patients who are traveling from Texas, Oklahoma, sometimes as far as Louisiana. (They) printed out the form in the wrong font size or the wrong color,” said Planned Parenthood Great Plains President and CEO Emily Wales. “That means we have to delay care for an extra 24 hours.”
WICHITA, Kansas — It’s become a frequent scene at Kansas Planned Parenthood clinics.
Women show up for an abortion appointment — often from out of state — and get turned away because of a simple paperwork error: They didn’t correctly print out a state-mandated consent form that needs to be signed a day ahead of time.
“Increasingly, we have patients who are traveling from Texas, Oklahoma, sometimes as far as Louisiana. (They) printed out the form in the wrong font size or the wrong color,” said Planned Parenthood Great Plains President and CEO Emily Wales. “That means we have to delay care for an extra 24 hours.”
Lawsuit claims several old and new Kansas abortion restrictions are unconstitutional
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I’m sure they are already waging an internal war. Men, please keep it to yourself unless she is your spouse,
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."“Not only are they seeking to remove access to information that many women have deemed essential to this life-altering decision,” she said in an email, “they’re aggressively working to speed up the decision-making process.”
Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a news release that the group is putting renewed energy into defending state constitutional protections for abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.
“Last year, Kansans voted that they wanted abortion access to remain constitutionally protected in their state,” she said. “Now, politicians have passed a law that would force providers to tell their patients outright falsehoods.”
It’s the second major lawsuit filed by Kansas abortion providers in recent weeks. Last month, the Wichita-based clinic Trust Women joined a multi-state lawsuit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of the abortion pill mifepristone."
..."“Not only are they seeking to remove access to information that many women have deemed essential to this life-altering decision,” she said in an email, “they’re aggressively working to speed up the decision-making process.”
Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a news release that the group is putting renewed energy into defending state constitutional protections for abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.
“Last year, Kansans voted that they wanted abortion access to remain constitutionally protected in their state,” she said. “Now, politicians have passed a law that would force providers to tell their patients outright falsehoods.”
It’s the second major lawsuit filed by Kansas abortion providers in recent weeks. Last month, the Wichita-based clinic Trust Women joined a multi-state lawsuit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of the abortion pill mifepristone."
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