abortion rights

HB 2727 allows women to shorten proceedings required to file a claim against an abortion provider they believe violated their right to informed consent about an abortion.

Kansas is home to 44 crisis pregnancy centers and seven abortion clinics.

The Kansas Supreme Court determined in 2019 that the state’s constitution protects abortion because it protects a woman’s right to personal autonomy.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing more out-of-state providers for allegedly shipping abortion medication into Texas. Paxton's office announced the new lawsuit today Tuesday.

University leaders declined to give a reason. Abortion opponents said the discussion would have promoted illegal activity, something advocates deny.

The rulings denied state officials’ attempts to throw out or at least pause the case, allowing claims from Kansans for Constitutional Freedom, a reproductive rights advocacy group, to proceed.

A Kansas bill would increase public information about the state officials who nominate justices for the state’s Supreme Court. Supporters say the commission helping select the most important judges in Kansas should be more transparent. It comes as a vote approaches changing how justices are selected.

Abortion is Murder, a Christian group known for protesting with graphic signs, was permitted to protest inside the Kansas Statehouse just a few months after the Satanic Grotto was blocked from doing the same. The group says it is planning a counterprotest.

The case centers on the Texas Heartbeat Act, a 2021 law that bans abortions after cardiac activity is detected and lets private citizens enforce the ban through lawsuits.

The court may decide whether a particular challenge to Texas' Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, has a path forward.