The Kansas Legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill requiring doctors to try to save babies born alive after botched abortions, one of three abortion-related bills that GOP lawmakers are seeking to enact over the Democratic governor’s opposition.
The House voted 87-37 and the Senate voted 31-9 to approve House Bill 2313, dubbed the Born Alive Infants Protection Act, with two Senate Democrats and two House Democrats crossing party lines to override the veto.
The Republican-led legislature earlier this month overturned Ms. Kelly’s veto of a bill banning male-born athletes from female sports, and more overrides may be coming. The first bill would require health care professionals to inform patients that abortion pills may be reversible. The second prevents abortion facilities from accessing liability insurance through a state fund.
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