US EditionKansas' governor vetoes a bill for extending child support to fetuses
- Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill targeting child support payments for fetuses.
- The bill resembled Georgia law and counterparts in other states.
- Gov. Kelly denounced the bill as an intrusion on women's private medical choices.
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Kansas' governor vetoes a bill for extending child support to fetuses
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill aimed at ensuring that judges order child support payments for fetuses. Critics saw the measure scuttled Friday by the Democratic governor as a move by anti-abortion groups toward giving fetuses the same rights as the mothers-to-be carrying them. The bill was similar to a Georgia law and measures introduced in at least five other states. Supporters in…
Kansas' governor vetoes a bill for extending child support to fetuses
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill aimed at ensuring that judges order child support payments for fetuses. Critics saw the measure scuttled Friday by the Democratic governor as a move by anti-abortion groups toward giving fetuses the same rights as the mothers-to-be carrying them. The bill was similar to a Georgia law and measures introduced in at least five other states. Supporters in…
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Kansas' governor vetoes a bill for extending child support to fetuses
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill aimed at ensuring that judges order child support payments for fetuses. Critics saw the measure scuttled Friday by the Democratic governor as
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