US EditionKansas could soon make doctors ask patients why they want abortions and report the answers
- The Kansas Legislature passed a bill that would require abortion providers to ask patients 11 questions regarding their reasons for termination.
- The bill will move to the state Senate for approval, which is likely, given the anti-abortion majorities in both chambers.
- Supporters argue that better data is needed to create programs addressing concerns of women and girls seeking abortions.
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Kansas could soon make doctors ask patients why they want abortions and report the answers
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas would require abortion providers to ask patients why they’re terminating their pregnancies and report the answers to the state under a measure moving through the Republican-controlled Legislature. Frustrated Democrats are pointedly suggesting a similar rule for vasectomies and erectile dysfunction. The state House planned to take a final vote Thursday. The bill would impose reporting r…
Kansas could soon make doctors ask patients why they want abortions and report the answers
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas would require abortion providers to ask patients why they’re terminating their pregnancies and report the answers to the state under a measure moving through the Republican-controlled Legislature. Frustrated Democrats are pointedly suggesting a similar rule for vasectomies and erectile dysfunction. The state House planned to take a final vote Thursday. The bill would impose reporting r…
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Voters backed abortion rights. Yet Kansas could make doctors ask patients why they want abortions
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas moved closer Thursday to requiring abortion providers to ask patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies and report the answers to the state. It would
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