Kansas lawmakers approved a bill that penalizes doctors for inducing labor to deliver a fetus that is expected to die within minutes and not provide palliative care.
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The legislation faces an uncertain fate in a legal and political climate that's made Kansas an outlier onamong states with GOP-led legislatures. The bill applies not only to"botched" or"unsuccessful" abortions but also when doctors induce labor to deliver a fetus that is expected to die within minutes or even seconds outside the womb, which often occurs because of a severe medical issue.
"We can have differing views on abortion and still agree on the need for this legislation as a humanitarian issue," the Kansas House's three top Republicans said in a joint statement. People hug during a watch party after a question involving a constitutional amendment removing abortion protections in Kansas failed on Aug. 2, 2022. Kansas legislators gave final approval to a bill that could subject doctors to lawsuits if they are accused of not providing enough care to infants born during abortion procedures
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