Kansas Republicans propose symbolic legislation to ban abortion, give embryos rights • Kansas Reflector

Kansas Republicans propose symbolic legislation to ban abortion, give embryos rights • Kansas Reflector

Anti-abortion demonstrators place signs inside the Statehouse ahead of the Jan. 15, 2025, State of the Judiciary address. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — A group of Kansas Republicans want to outright ban and criminalize abortions in the state despite state constitutional protections. Two bills in the Kansas House of Representatives — one prohibiting all abortions except those needed to save the life of a mother and another making it a …

Kansas Republicans again propose near-total abortion bans, despite constitutional protections

The start of the 2025 Kansas legislative session brings renewed efforts to restrict access to abortion in a state that voted overwhelmingly to protect abortion rights.