US EditionKansas law nullifying end-of-life wishes during pregnancy challenged in court
- On Thursday, five plaintiffs—three expectant mothers and two doctors based in Lawrence—filed a constitutional challenge in Douglas County District Court against a Kansas statute.
- The suit arose because the Kansas law nullifies advance directives for pregnant patients, allowing state interference with end-of-life decisions regardless of fetal age or patient condition.
- Plaintiffs argue the law forces providers to ignore patients’ clearly expressed wishes, lowers care standards for pregnant people, and threatens medical ethics and patient-provider trust.
- Emma Vernon, who is expecting a child, expressed that her pregnancy prevents her from experiencing the reassurance that a living will is intended to offer, underscoring the law's effect on personal autonomy.
- The lawsuit seeks to secure the same constitutional rights for pregnant patients as others, with plaintiffs asserting the law contradicts Kansas values by denying medical decision control.
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Lawsuit filed against Kansas law nullifying end-of-life choices for pregnant women
Two physicians and three women, one of whom is pregnant, in Kansas are suing to block a state law that invalidates medical decisions pregnant women can make about end-of-life treatment.
Kansas law nullifying end-of-life wishes during pregnancy challenged in court
A Kansas state law that revokes a person’s decisions about end-of-life care if they are pregnant is now being challenged in court. Three women, one of whom is currently pregnant, and two doctors filed a lawsuit in Kansas over a clause in the state’s Natural Death Act that denies people who are pregnant with the…
Kansans challenge constitutionality of state law nullifying end-of-life choices of pregnant women - Dodge City Daily Globe
Tim CarpenterKansas Reflector TOPEKA — Two physicians and three women are plaintiffs in a Kansas lawsuit challenging constitutionality of a state law invalidating advance medical… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
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