Kansas Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto Of Abortion Bill
View Source | April 27, 2023 3:41 pm
- Health care providers in Kansas will now face criminal penalties over the care they provide to a baby delivered during an abortion procedure, after Kansas Republicans and a few Democrats voted to override the veto of Gov. Laura Kelly (D) on Wednesday.
- The new law, which will take effect in July, requires providers to “exercise the same degree of professional skill, care and diligence” when caring for an infant delivered during an abortion as a provider would during any other live birth.
- Violation of the law will be punishable by a felony.
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