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Kansas court to review pair of unenforced abortion laws

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Published 7:22 AM

By JOHN HANNA
AP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court is considering how far the state can go in restricting abortion after a decisive statewide vote last year confirming that the state constitution protects abortion rights. The court is set to hear arguments Monday from attorneys in two lawsuits. One challenges a 2015 law banning a common second-trimester abortion procedure. The other challenges a 2011 law regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers. Neither law has been enforced. The court said in 2019 that abortion access is a “fundamental” right under the state constitution. Last August, Kansas voters soundly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have lifted those constitutional protections and allowed the Legislature to greatly restrict or ban abortion.

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