Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits government agencies in Kansas from requiring any pregnancy center to provide abortion services.

Highlights:

• Defines “pregnancy center” as a private nonprofit organization that promotes childbirth and alternatives to abortion (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits state and local entities from adopting regulations that do any of the following (Sec. 4):

• Require a pregnancy center to perform abortions;

• Require a pregnancy center to provide or distribute abortion-inducing drugs;

• Require a pregnancy center to make referrals for abortion procedures or drugs;

• Require a pregnancy center to post advertisements that promote abortion;

• Prohibit a pregnancy center from providing services related to pregnancy and childbirth;

• Prohibit a pregnancy center from providing pre and postnatal resources;

• Prohibit a pregnancy center from providing medical testing and care related to pregnancy and childbirth;

• Prohibit a pregnancy center from counseling on any pregnancy related care or treatment; or

• Interfere with a pregnancy center’s staffing or hiring process by requiring a center to hire individuals that don’t comply with the center’s pro-life alignment.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits government agencies in Kansas from requiring any pregnancy center to provide abortion services.

Highlights:

• Defines “pregnancy center” as a private nonprofit organization that promotes childbirth and alternatives to abortion (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits state and local entities from adopting regulations that do any of the following (Sec. 4):

• Require a pregnancy center to perform abortions;

• Require a pregnancy center to provide or distribute abortion-inducing drugs;

• Require a pregnancy center to make referrals for abortion procedures or drugs;

• Require a pregnancy center to post advertisements that promote abortion;

• Prohibit a pregnancy center from providing services related to pregnancy and childbirth;

• Prohibit a pregnancy center from providing pre and postnatal resources;

• Prohibit a pregnancy center from providing medical testing and care related to pregnancy and childbirth;

• Prohibit a pregnancy center from counseling on any pregnancy related care or treatment; or

• Interfere with a pregnancy center’s staffing or hiring process by requiring a center to hire individuals that don’t comply with the center’s pro-life alignment.

Full Bill Text