Abortion pill plan clears Kansas Legislature; veto expected
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Kansas state Reps. Susan Concannon, left, R-Beloit, and Fred Patton, right, R-Topeka, confer during a session of the House, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Both Concannon and Patton supported a bill approved by lawmakers that would require abortion providers to tell patients that medication abortions can be "reversed" once they are started, something experts dispute. (AP Photo/John Hanna)FILE - People hug during a "Value Them Both" watch party after a question involving a constitutional amendment removing abortion protections from the Kansas constitution failed, Aug. 2, 2022, in Overland Park, Kan. Kansas legislators have given final approval to a bill that could subject doctors to lawsuits or criminal charges if they're accused of not providing enough care to infants born during abortion procedures. The Kansas House voted 86-36 on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, to approve a born-alive infants protection measure similar to a proposed law rejected by Montana voters in November. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)Kansas House Health Committee Chair Brenda Landwehr, R-Wichita, talks on the phone with GOP colleagues outside a caucus meeting and ahead of a vote on a proposed "born alive infants protection" law, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Under the measure, doctors could face lawsuits and criminal charges over allegations of not providing reasonable medical care for infants born during abortion procedures. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
Kansas state Reps. Susan Concannon, left, R-Beloit, and Fred Patton, right, R-Topeka, confer during a session of the House, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Both Concannon and Patton supported a bill approved by lawmakers that would require abortion providers to tell patients that medication abortions can be "reversed" once they are started, something experts dispute. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
