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Several States Take Aim at Comprehensive Sex Education
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Lawmakers in several states this year are backing legislation to curtail comprehensive sex education in favor of antiabortion and abstinence-focused programs, The Week reports.
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In Planned Parenthood Speech, President Obama Criticizes 'Absurd' Antiabortion Laws
Monday, April 29, 2013
In a speech to Planned Parenthood on Friday, President Obama condemned lawmakers who are restricting access to abortion and contraception and pledged to fight with women's health advocates "every step of the way," the New York Times' "The Caucus" reports.
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Kan. Gov. Brownback Signs Sweeping Bill With Several Abortion Restrictions
Monday, April 22, 2013
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) on Friday approved a far-reaching antiabortion-rights bill (HB 2253) that restricts access to the procedure, penalizes entities associated with abortion providers and declares that life begins "at fertilization," the AP/Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
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States Embracing More Aggressive Approach on Abortion Restrictions
Friday, April 12, 2013
Although states enacted a record number of abortion restrictions in both 2011 and 2012, abortion-rights opponents this year are employing more aggressive tactics in conservative states where lawmakers are receptive to their ideas, according to abortion-rights advocates, the Washington Post reports.
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Kansas Lawmakers Send Governor Sweeping Abortion Bill Declaring Life Begins 'at Fertilization'
Monday, April 8, 2013
Kansas lawmakers late Friday granted final passage to sweeping antiabortion legislation (HB 2253) that would ban certain abortions, penalize entities associated with abortion providers and define life as beginning "at fertilization," The Hill's "Blog Briefing Room" reports.
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Sweeping Kan. Antiabortion Bill Heading to Gov. Brownback; Wichita Clinic Opening for First Time Since Tiller's Death
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The Kansas Senate on Tuesday voted 29-11 to pass a far-reaching antiabortion-rights bill (HB 2253) that restricts access to abortion care and penalizes entities associated with abortion providers, the AP/Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Kan. House Approves Sweeping Antiabortion Bill, Rejects Proposal To Add Exceptions Late in Pregnancy
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The Kansas House on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a broad antiabortion-rights bill (HB 2253) with several provisions aimed at restricting access to the procedure and penalizing entities associated with abortion providers, the AP/Olathe News reports.
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Bills To Ban Abortion Gain Prominence Among State Conservatives
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
In a shift from past decades, abortion-rights opponents have increasingly focused on state legislation banning abortion after certain points in pregnancy, ABC News reports.
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Proponents of Antiabortion 'Heartbeat' Laws See Ark. as Bellwether for Other States
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Arkansas' recent enactment of legislation (SB 134) that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy is giving new momentum to a segment of abortion-rights opponents who see enactment of early abortion bans as an effective strategy for challenging Roe v. Wade, the New York Times reports.
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Kan. House Committee Approves Sweeping Abortion Bill
Monday, March 11, 2013
The Kansas House Federal and State Affairs Committee on Thursday approved a broad antiabortion-rights bill (HB 2253) with several provisions aimed at restricting access to the procedure, the Lawrence Journal-World/Kansas City Kansan reports.
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Second Attempt at Kan. Antiabortion Bill Seeks To Resolve Dispute Over Medical-Student Training
Friday, February 8, 2013
Kansas lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill (HB 2253) that aims to place several new restrictions on abortion while resolving a dispute from last year over medical-student training, the Lawrence Journal-World reports.
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ACLU Drops Challenge to Kan. Abortion Coverage Law
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday dropped its legal challenge to a Kansas law restricting abortion coverage in private health plans, the AP/New York Times reports.
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Abortion Clinics Struggle To Adapt Under Wave of State Regulations
Friday, January 18, 2013
Abortion clinics are struggling to adapt to an onslaught of new state regulations aiming to reduce access to the procedure, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.
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Tiller's Former Clinic Undergoing Renovations in Attempt To Reopen
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
A Kansas clinic formerly operated by abortion provider George Tiller, who was fatally shot by an antiabortion-rights activist in 2009, is undergoing renovations to comply with state regulations as its new owners prepare to reopen it, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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States in 2012 Passed Second-Highest Number of Abortion Restrictions Ever, Guttmacher Finds
Friday, January 4, 2013
States passed 43 abortion restrictions in 2012, a "sharp decrease" from 2011 but nonetheless the "second-highest number" enacted in a single year, according to a new study by the Guttmacher Institute, The Hill's "Healthwatch" reports.
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Texas Gov. Perry Calls for 20-Week Abortion Ban; New Suits Filed Over Women's Health Program
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) on Tuesday voiced his support for legislation that would ban abortion in the state after 20 weeks of gestation, the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Judge Rules Against Bond for Former Tiller Colleague in Kan. Case
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
A federal judge on Friday ruled that a Kansas physician will not have to post bond while she pursues litigation over the loss of her medical license, which was revoked based on allegations involving her work with the late George Tiller, the AP/ San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Tiller's Former Clinic Purchased by Group Working to Re-Establish Abortion Services
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The Trust Women Foundation on Tuesday filed documents with Kansas officials identifying it as the new owner of a building that once housed the practice of George Tiller, an abortion provider who was shot to death by an antiabortion-rights activist in 2009, the Wichita Eagle reports.
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Criminal Charges Against Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri Dropped
Monday, August 20, 2012
The criminal prosecution of Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri on Friday came to an end when the state dropped 32 remaining charges of illegally providing abortion care later in pregnancy and not first determining fetal viability, the Kansas City Star reports.
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Most State 'Fetal Pain' Bills Yet To Face Court Challenges
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Several states have enacted abortion bans later in pregnancy based on the disputed theory that a fetus can feel pain after 20 weeks of gestation, but only one has been challenged in court, Politico reports.
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Kan. Judge Refuses To Dismiss Suit Over Abortion Clinic Rules
Monday, August 6, 2012
Shawnee County District Judge Franklin Theis on Friday declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two Kansas abortion providers against proposed regulations for abortion clinics, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Report Notes 40 Laws Enacted in 15 States That Could Hinder Women's Access to Abortion Care, Reproductive Health Service
Thursday, July 19, 2012
U.S. women increasingly face barriers to obtaining reproductive health services as states continue to pass laws restricting access, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Reuters reports.
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Planned Parenthood Files Lawsuit Over Ariz. Funding Ban
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Planned Parenthood Arizona on Monday filed a federal lawsuit that seeks to block an Arizona law barring public family planning funding to organizations that also provide abortion services, Reuters reports.
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High Number of State Abortion Restrictions Marked by Increased Focus on 'Fetal Pain' Bills
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The number of state-level abortion restrictions is approaching record-setting levels again this year, a fact that some abortion-rights opponents attribute to their increased focus on so-called "fetal pain" legislation, Stateline/Kaiser Health News reports.
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Kan. Asks Judge To Reject Challenge to Abortion Coverage Law
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Attorneys representing Kansas' insurance commissioner submitted court filings on Friday arguing that a state law barring abortion coverage in private health plans "does not impose an undue burden" on women, the AP/Lawrence Journal World reports.
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Kan. Law Blocking Family Planning Funds Remains on Hold
Monday, July 2, 2012
A federal judge on Friday continued an injunction blocking Kansas from enforcing a law that cuts off family planning funding to clinics in the state, the AP/Kansas City Star reports.
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Kan. Family Planning Clinics Seek Injunction To Prevent Funding Cut Off
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Kansas family planning clinics this week asked a federal judge to issue an injunction to prevent the state from enforcing a law that would cut off their funding, the AP/Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
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Kan. Revokes Medical License of Former Tiller Colleague
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts on Friday revoked a physician's medical license based on allegations that she conducted inadequate mental health exams of abortion patients when providing second opinions for the late George Tiller, the AP/Athens Banner Herald reports.
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ACLU Files Legal Claim To Protest Kan. Law Prohibiting Abortion Coverage
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a claim asking U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson to strike down a Kansas law that prohibits insurers from including abortion coverage in their general health plans, the AP/Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
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Advocates Worry 'Wrongful Birth' Bills Could Allow Doctors To Lie to Patients
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Several states, including Arizona and Kansas, are considering bills that would ban so-called "wrongful birth" lawsuits, in which plaintiffs claim doctors failed to warn them about fetal complications that would have led them to choose an abortion, NPR's "Shots" reports.
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Kan. Gov. Brownback Signs Law Allowing Pharmacists To Refuse To Fill Prescriptions
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) has signed into law a bill (H Sub SB 62) that will allow pharmacists and other health care providers to refuse to prescribe, dispense or administer drugs that they "reasonably believe" could end a pregnancy, the Wichita Eagle reports.
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Kan. Antiabortion Bill Sent Back to Committee as End of Legislature Nears
Friday, May 11, 2012
A Kansas bill (H Sub SB 313) that would cut off alleged indirect subsidies to abortion providers has been sent back to committee amid concerns that it would jeopardize the accreditation of the University of Kansas Medical Center, the AP/STLToday reports.
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States' Attempts To Defund Planned Parenthood Stymied by Courts, Obama Administration
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The Obama administration and federal courts have stopped several conservative-led state efforts to block funding to Planned Parenthood since 2010, the Washington Times reports.
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Kan. House Passes Antiabortion Bill That Alters Tax Laws, Restricts State Employees
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The Kansas House on Monday passed a bill (H Sub SB 313) by an 88-31 vote that would alter tax laws to bar indirect contributions to abortion providers and possibly jeopardize the accreditation of the University of Kansas Medical Center's obstetrics and gynecology program, the AP/Washington Examiner reports.
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Kan. Senate Sends Bill to Governor To Increase Refusal Protections for Health Care Providers
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Kansas Senate on Wednesday passed a bill (H Sub SB 62) that would amend existing law to allow health care providers, including pharmacists, to refuse to prescribe or administer drugs they "reasonably believe" could end a pregnancy, the Kansas City Star reports.
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Advocates Rally in Cities Nationwide To Support Women's Rights
Monday, April 30, 2012
The advocacy group UniteWomen.org held "United Against the War on Women" marches and rallies nationwide on Saturday to protest legislation aimed at restricting women's rights, The Oklahoman reports.
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Planned Parenthood Attorneys Ask Kan. Judge To Dismiss Criminal Case
Friday, April 13, 2012
Planned Parenthood attorneys have asked Kansas District Judge Stephen Tatum to dismiss the remaining 58 misdemeanor charges against a clinic accused of performing illegal abortions, the AP/Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
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ACLU Allowed To Proceed With Challenge to Kan. Abortion Coverage Law
Monday, April 2, 2012
A federal judge on Thursday said the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri may continue with its challenge to a Kansas law that restricts private insurance coverage of abortion, the AP/ Lawrence Journal-World reports.
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Kan. House Advances Bill Increasing Refusal Protections for Health Care Providers
Friday, March 30, 2012
The Kansas House on Thursday voted 95-29 to approve a bill (H Sub SB 62) that would allow health care providers to refuse to participate in abortion care, dispense drugs they believe could cause an abortion or refer for such services, the AP/Wichita Eagle reports.
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Kan. Bill Sparks Debate Over 'Wrongful Birth' Lawsuits
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Abortion-rights advocates are fighting a Kansas bill (HB 2598) they say would legally protect doctors if they lied to pregnant women about prenatal problems to prevent them from seeking abortions, the Lawrence Journal World reports.
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Kan. Senate Adds Amendment on Abortion Training for Medical Residents to Budget Bill
Friday, March 23, 2012
The Kansas Senate on Wednesday voted 39-1 to approve a state budget after amending the bill to restrict abortion training for medical residents at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the AP/Wichita Eagle reports.
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Kan. Medical Center's Accreditation Remains Threatened by Antiabortion Provision
Monday, March 19, 2012
The Kansas House on Friday approved a budget amendment that could jeopardize the obstetrics and gynecology accreditation for the University of Kansas Medical Center's residency program, one day after a House committee amended an antiabortion-rights bill (HB 2598) to address that concern, the Huffington Post reports.
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Miss. House Approves New Restrictions on Abortion Providers
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Mississippi House on Tuesday approved a bill (HB 1390) that would require physicians who provide abortion care to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, as well as a board certification in obstetrics and gynecology, the AP/NECN reports.
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Kan. Bill Would Prevent Ob-Gyn Residents From Learning How To Provide Abortion Care
Thursday, March 8, 2012
A provision in a Kansas bill that would ban state employees from providing abortion care during their workday could affect abortion training for ob-gyn residents at the state's medical schools, the Huffington Post reports.
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State Abortion Restrictions Have Little Impact on Demand for Procedure
Monday, March 5, 2012
While state restrictions on access to abortion care, such as requiring an ultrasound or a waiting period, are "burdensome and demeaning," abortion-rights supporters say the obstacles "rarely dissuade women who want the procedure," the AP/Longview News-Journal reports.
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Kan. Senate Defeats Bill To Change Judicial Selection Process
Monday, February 27, 2012
The Kansas Senate on Thursday voted 22-17 to reject a bill (SB 83) backed by antiabortion-rights groups and Gov. Sam Brownback (R) that would have restructured the process for naming appellate court judges, the AP/Columbus Republic reports.
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Abortion-Rights Opponents in Kan. at Odds Over Legislative Priorities
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Kansas House Judiciary Committee Chair Lance Kinzer (R) does not plan to hold a hearing on a "personhood" bill (HCR 5029), a decision that is fueling a rift between abortion-rights opponents over the best strategy for restricting the procedure, the AP/Kansas City Star reports.
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Kan. Legislature To Consider Sweeping Antiabortion Bill
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Kansas lawmakers this week will consider a complex antiabortion-rights bill with provisions ranging from requiring that women receive warnings about the supposed risks of abortion care to changing medical malpractice and tax laws, the Huffington Post reports.
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Abortion-Rights Supporters Raise Concern Over Language in Kan. 'Conscience Protection' Bill
Friday, January 27, 2012
Abortion-rights advocates say a so-called "conscience protection" bill introduced in the Kansas House could allow health care providers to restrict women's access to birth control, the AP/Columbus Republic reports.
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Kan. House Lawmakers Endorse 'Personhood' Amendment
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
On Friday, 25 Kansas House members endorsed a proposal for a "personhood" amendment to the state constitution that would define fertilized eggs as people, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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ACLU To Question Insurance Providers on Impact of Kan. Abortion Insurance Law
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday filed notice in federal court stating that it plans to question Kansas insurance providers about the effect of a new state law that prohibits insurance coverage of abortion services, the AP/Columbus Republic reports.
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Kan. Has Spent Nearly $400K To Defend New Antiabortion Restrictions
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Kansas has amassed $392,520 in legal bills in the last six months for the defense of new laws restricting abortion rights and family planning funding, the Kansas City Star reports.
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Kan. Abortion Providers To Proceed With Lawsuit Over Abortion Clinic Regulations
Friday, October 28, 2011
Unsatisfied with Kansas' final version of abortion clinic regulations, three of the state's abortion providers plan to challenge the matter in court, the AP/Washington Post reports.
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Final Version of Kan. Abortion Clinic Rules Will Ease Some Requirements
Monday, October 24, 2011
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has removed some provisions of its proposed regulations for abortion clinics, according to an advance copy of the permanent rules -- scheduled to take effect Nov. 14 -- obtained by the Associated Press, the AP/Kansas City Star reports.
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Dodge City, Kan., Family Planning Clinic Allowed To Join Lawsuit Over Funding
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Marten on Tuesday said the Dodge City Family Planning Clinic in Kansas may join a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri that challenges a new state law blocking federal Title X family planning money to the organizations, the AP/Forbes reports.
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Federal Judge Lets Kan. Abortion Insurance Law Stand While Lawsuit Continues
Friday, September 30, 2011
A federal judge on Thursday refused to block a new Kansas law that prohibits insurance companies from including abortion coverage in health plans, the New York Times reports.
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ACLU Challenges Recommendation in Suit Over Kan. Abortion Coverage Law
Friday, September 23, 2011
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri on Thursday asked U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown to grant a preliminary injunction halting a new Kansas law that prohibits insurance companies from including abortion coverage in health plans, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports.
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Plaintiffs Testify at Hearing on Kan. Abortion Clinic Regulations
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Two physicians would consider dropping their lawsuit against new abortion clinic regulations in Kansas if the state agrees to scale back the requirements, Center for Reproductive Rights attorney Bonnie Scott Jones said on Wednesday, the AP/Wichita Eagle reports.
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Kan. Will Obey Judge's Order To Resume Planned Parenthood Payments
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Kansas officials on Aug. 31 said the state will comply with a federal judge's order to resume the allocation of Title X federal family planning payments to Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri while it pursues an appeal, the AP/Washington Post reports.
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Planned Parenthood Asks Judge To Force Kan. To Resume Making Payments
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Attorneys representing Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri on Monday asked U.S. District Judge Thomas Marten to require the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to resume quarterly payments of federal Title X family planning funds, the AP/Bloomberg Businessweek reports.
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Kan. Seeks Approval for Monthly Payments to Planned Parenthood
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Lawyers at the Kansas Attorney General's office have asked a federal judge to clarify whether the state can make monthly payments of federal family planning funds to Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri, the AP/Kansas City Star reports.
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Judge Rejects Kansas' Request To Block Injunction In Planned Parenthood Funding Case
Friday, August 19, 2011
U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten on Wednesday rejected a request from the state of Kansas to block a temporary injunction that halts enforcement of a state law blocking federal family planning funding for Planned Parenthood, AP/WIBW reports
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Suit Over Kan. Abortion Coverage Restrictions Could Be Bellwether
Thursday, August 18, 2011
A lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday against a Kansas law prohibiting private health plans from covering abortion care "stands to have big, national impact," Sarah Kliff writes on Ezra Klein's Washington Post blog.
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ACLU Challenges Kan. Law Barring Insurance Coverage of Abortion
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., against a Kansas law that prohibits insurance companies from including abortion coverage in health plans, the Wichita Eagle reports.
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Antiabortion-Rights Doctors Group Files Appeal in Kan. Abortion Clinic Lawsuit
Thursday, August 4, 2011
The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists on Monday appealed a federal court order that blocks enforcement of a new Kansas law requiring abortion clinics to meet certain building standards, obtain licenses and undergo inspections, the AP/NECN reports.
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Judge Blocks Kan. Law Preventing Federal Family Planning Funds for Planned Parenthood
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
U.S. District Judge Thomas Marten on Monday granted a request from Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri to temporarily block enforcement of a recently enacted state law that would require Kansas to allocate federal family planning funding to public health departments and hospitals, leaving no money for Planned Parenthood and similar groups, the AP/Washington Post reports.
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Attorneys Question Medical Justification for Kan. Abortion Clinic Regulations
Monday, August 1, 2011
Attorneys for two Kansas abortion providers on Friday said that state officials drafted new requirements for abortion clinics without compiling data or studies on how the regulations will make abortion care safer, the AP/Kansas City Star reports.
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Planned Parenthood Says Kan. Law Part of National Campaign Against Abortion Rights
Monday, August 1, 2011
A new Kansas law -- which redirects the state's federal Title X family planning funds to public health departments and hospitals, leaving no money for Planned Parenthood clinics and similar groups -- is part of a national effort against the organization's advocacy of abortion rights, attorneys for the Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri argued in a court filing on Wednesday, the AP/Kansas City Star reports.
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Kan. Abortion Opponents Seek Even More Restrictions
Monday, July 18, 2011
After winning passage of several bills this legislative session, Kansas antiabortion-rights groups are planning to push for more measures in the fall to restrict abortion access, the AP/Wichita Eagle reports.
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Planned Parenthood Heads to Court in N.C., Kan.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina on Tuesday asked a federal court to schedule an early hearing for its federal lawsuit over a provision in the state budget that prevents the state Department of Health and Human Services from distributing grants to the organization, the AP/Charlotte Observer reports.
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Hearing Delayed in Planned Parenthood Lawsuit Over Kan. Law
Thursday, July 7, 2011
U.S. District Judge Thomas Marten on Wednesday agreed to postpone the first hearing in a lawsuit over a Kansas law that prevents family planning funds from going to Planned Parenthood clinics, the AP/Wichita Eagle reports.
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Kan. Abortion Providers Worried About Patient Privacy Under New Law
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Abortion-rights proponents in Kansas are concerned that new state regulations could give the Kansas Department of Health and Environment unrestricted access to patient medical records, which could endanger the privacy of women who obtain abortion services, the AP/Washington Post reports.
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Judge Issues Temporary Injunction Against Kan. Clinic Inspection Law
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia on Friday issued a temporary injunction against a Kansas law that imposes licensing and inspection requirements on abortion clinics, the AP/USA Today reports.
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Planned Parenthood Takes Up Multiple Legal Challenges Nationwide
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Planned Parenthood is fighting an "increasingly aggressive campaign" against legislation in several states that restricts abortion rights or cuts off funding to the organization, Politico reports.
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