TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A board in Kansas has unanimously approved new regulations for abortion providers, moving the state closer to becoming the first in the nation without a clinic or doctor’s office performing the procedures.
Approval of the rules Thursday by the State Rules and Regulations Board was necessary for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to begin enforcing them Friday.
But providers have filed a federal lawsuit and hope to block the rules. Kansas has three abortion providers, all in the Kansas City area.
The regulations tell providers what equipment and drugs they must stock and set space an temperature requirements for procedure and recovery rooms.
Supporters say the rules will protect patients. But critics say they’re burdensome by design and really aimed at shutting down abortion services.
June 30, 2011 at 6:49 pm
Kansas, IIRC, has laws regulating what kinds of magazines can be in the waiting room in Veterinarian's offices.
The stuff described here is going to be a hard sell as "burdensome."
July 1, 2011 at 1:53 pm
There is such a need for other states/countries to also advocate for this issue. We need to be more active in choosing life over anything else.