A bill passed by Kansas lawmakers would make it a crime to coerce someone into an abortion

Published April 10, 2024 9:13 AM

By JOHN HANNA
AP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — People who make physical or financial threats against others in Kansas to force them to get an abortion could spend a year in prison and be fined up to $10,000 under a bill approved by state lawmakers. It’s one of several proposals pushed by anti-abortion groups through the Republican-controlled Legislature. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is a strong supporter of abortions rights. She must act by Monday on the measure and a bill that would require abortion providers to ask their patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies and then report the information to the state.

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