Kansas legislators have enacted new protections for pro-life pregnancy centers after successfully overturning Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s veto with substantial bipartisan support.
The legislation prohibits state and local government entities from mandating that pro-life clinics provide abortion services, distribute abortion medications, offer abortion counseling, make abortion referrals, or engage in any form of abortion advocacy. The override vote passed by significant margins in both chambers of the Kansas legislature.
Republican lawmakers have criticized Governor Kelly, claiming she supports women’s choice only when that choice does not involve carrying a pregnancy to term. The governor had initially blocked the measure before the legislative override made it law.
