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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (c), signed Senate Bill 95 banning dismemberment abortions on Tuesday April 7, 2015. | (Photo: Twitter) A judge has struck down a Kansas law that banned a common abortion procedure known as a dilation and evacuation abortion or a dismemberment abortion. Shawnee County District Court Judge Teresa Watson issued the ruling on Wednesday, granting a permanent injunction against the enforcement of the law, which was passed in 2015. According to Watson, the dismemberment abortion ban was problematic due in part to the lack of alternative abortion procedures that are conside...

Kansas judge overturns ban on some abortions, citing state Supreme Court ruling Katie Bernard, The Kansas City Star Apr. 7—A Kansas anti-abortion law — one that led to the landmark ruling that the state constitution protects the right to an abortion — was officially struck down Wednesday in district court. A Shawnee County judge ruled that a ban on a procedure used during a woman's second trimester did not fit the strict standards set forth by the Kansas Supreme Court for restrictions on abortion. The ruling caps a six-year court battle that began after Kansas passed the...

Feb. 2, 2021 When the South Carolina legislature convened on Jan. 12, one issue took priority over any other. Senate Bill 1, the first piece of legislation introduced on the Senate floor, bans most abortions, outlawing the procedure once a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat — around six weeks — except in cases of rape and incest, when there is a fatal fetal anomaly, and when a mother’s life is at risk. SB 1 cleared the state Senate on Thursday. Now it will head to the South Carolina House, where it will almost certainly pass, before making its way to the desk of Gov. Henry McMaster (R)...

Advocates for, against Kansas abortion amendment make their cases to lawmakers In public hearings marked by technological glitches, passionate arguments and time constraints, the Value Them Both amendment was the main show Friday in the Kansas Statehouse.  About 20 members of the public, ranging from lobbyists to medical professionals to concerned citizens, argued in front of state legislators why they should vote for or against the amendment. "We're concerned because we can see the writing on the wall," said Rachel Sweet, public policy director of Planned Parenthood Great Plains. "Proponent...