Kansas Republicans Defy Pro-Abortion Governor, Protect Pro-Life Centers

[PeteS in CA]

Kansas Republicans Defy Pro-Abortion Governor, Protect Pro-Life Centers

https://pjmedia.com/michaelcantrell/2026/04/01/kansas-republicans-defy-pro-abortion-governor-protect-pro-life-centers-n4951348

The Kansas Legislature has just handed the pro-life community in the state a huge victory by overriding Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto and signing into law a new bill that will protect pro-life pregnancy centers from state mandates that would interfere with the information and services they offer pregnant women.

Before diving deeper into the story, I think it's critical to ask why radical leftists would want to limit available health care options for pregnant women, seemingly encouraging them to murder their pre-born children in the womb. Why is it a bad thing to have alternatives available for those who find themselves scared and pregnant but don't want to kill their baby? Something about that just feels pure evil.

The Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression Act, also known as House Bill 2635, prohibits any arm of state or local government from requiring crisis pregnancy centers to "offer or perform abortions;" "offer, provide or distribute abortion-inducing drugs;" “counsel in favor of abortion or abortion-inducing drugs;” or “post any advertisement, sign, flyer or similar material that promotes abortion or abortion-inducing drugs or provides any information about obtaining an abortion or abortion-inducing drugs.”

[Hoodat]

The Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression Act, also known as House Bill 2635, prohibits any arm of state or local government from requiring crisis pregnancy centers to "offer or perform abortions;" "offer, provide or distribute abortion-inducing drugs;" “counsel in favor of abortion or abortion-inducing drugs;” or “post any advertisement, sign, flyer or similar material that promotes abortion or abortion-inducing drugs or provides any information about obtaining an abortion or abortion-inducing drugs.”

Pretty straightforward.  Only a demonic fascist would dictate to a Christian non-profit that they must offer abortions if they counsel pregnant women.

[MeganC]

Pretty straightforward.  Only a demonic fascist would dictate to a Christian non-profit that they must offer abortions if they counsel pregnant women.

Would these same demonic Democrats dictate that Muslim restaurants should serve alcohol and pork?

[The_Reader_David]

The veto message issued by Gov. Kelly (whom I happen to know personally -- our daughters danced ballet together with the Metropolitan Ballet of Topeka years ago) was typical left-wing doublespeak.  It characterized the measure as the state "interfering in private healthcare decisions".  Even granting for the sake of argument the conceit that abortion is "healthcare", the notion that a law allowing non-state actors to counsel a particular "healthcare decision", namely forgoing an abortion and carry the child to term, is "state interference" is arrant nonsense of which any thinking person should be ashamed.