Posted on Apr 27, 2023
Restrictions on transgender rights and abortion coming to Kansas after Republicans override...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The Kansas House voted 87-37 to override the veto, while the Senate voted by a margin of 31-9.
Because Kansas already bans most abortions past 22 weeks, abortion proponents say the new law will likely be mostly symbolic, with providers saying the type of abortion the law seeks to cover rarely ever happens in the state.
The move by GOP lawmakers in Kansas to overturn Kelly’s veto comes as a wave of Republican-led states have started to place restrictions on abortions, following the fall of Roe v. Wade last year."
..."The Kansas House voted 87-37 to override the veto, while the Senate voted by a margin of 31-9.
Because Kansas already bans most abortions past 22 weeks, abortion proponents say the new law will likely be mostly symbolic, with providers saying the type of abortion the law seeks to cover rarely ever happens in the state.
The move by GOP lawmakers in Kansas to overturn Kelly’s veto comes as a wave of Republican-led states have started to place restrictions on abortions, following the fall of Roe v. Wade last year."
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