Critics argue that passing the measure defies the statewide vote in August affirming abortion rights.
The “born alive” measure is premised on a claim that abortion providers leave newborns to die if they’re born during an abortion procedure. Critics of the bill said the state would be intervening in difficult medical and ethical decisions between doctors and parents. They also said parents could be forced to accept futile and expensive care.
The measure applies not only to “botched” or “unsuccessful” abortions but also to cases in which doctors induce labor to deliver a fetus that won’t survive outside the womb. That can occur because of a severe medical issue, with the expectation that the newborn will die within minutes or even seconds.
Like most states, Kansas doesn’t collect data on births during induced abortion procedures. The bill would require annual reports to the state. “One important aspect of the bill is that it would require that reporting on abortion survivors,” said Kelsey Pritchard, spokesperson for the national anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
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