US EditionKansas can’t enforce new law on abortion pills or make patients wait 24 hours, judge rules
- A Kansas judge has temporarily blocked new state laws and older restrictions on medication abortions, which mandated what providers must tell patients and imposed a 24-hour waiting period for abortions to take place.
- This ruling is seen as a win for abortion rights advocates in Kansas, following a statewide vote that confirmed protections for abortion access under the state constitution.
- Kansas has been an outlier among Republican-controlled states in its stance on abortion, with the state Supreme Court recognizing access to abortion as a fundamental right protected by the Kansas Constitution.
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Kansas judge issues statewide pause on medical abortions law
A Kansas judge on Monday put a new state law on medication abortions on hold and blocked older restrictions that for years have spelled out what providers must tell patients and forced patients to wait 24 hours to end their pregnancies. The ruling was another big victory for abortion rights advocates in Kansas, where a statewide vote in August 2022 decisively confirmed protections for abortion access under the state constitution. District Judge …
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