Tag: Kansas

“We stand by our conclusion that section 1 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights protects a fundamental right to personal autonomy, which includes a pregnant person’s right to terminate a pregnancy.” —Kansas Supreme Court ruling

07.05.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Kansas Supreme Court reaffirmed that the state constitution protects the right to abortion, striking down several abortion restrictions. Among the laws permanently struck down today is a ban on the most common abortion procedure used after approximately 14-15 weeks of pregnancy, called dilation and evacuation (D&E). The case was […]

Kansas abortion providers filed a legal challenge to a new law that would force providers to report to the state patients’ reasons for seeking abortion.

10.30.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a Kansas state court judge blocked several onerous restrictions on abortion, including laws that force providers to give government-scripted misinformation to patients, threaten patients’ health, and undermine medical ethics. The laws blocked today also made abortion care harder to access by imposing arbitrary waiting periods that delayed care. Laws that […]

Challenging abortion restrictions and bans in state courts.

Lawsuit seeks to protect mifepristone access in Virginia, Montana, and Kansas in light of the drug’s legal uncertainty.

The use of telemedicine is an important tool for increasing access to abortion care, especially in remote and underserved areas.