Abortion Providers Sue Kansas Over New Restrictions, Requirements for Patients

Abortion providers argue that Kansas has created a "Biased Counseling Scheme" designed to discourage patients from getting abortions and to stigmatize patients who terminate their pregnancies.
Kansas voters recently affirmed abortion rights, but the state still requires patients to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion and mandates what providers must tell patients.
A new law requires providers to incorrectly tell patients that a medication abortion can be reversed, and the state mandates warnings about a link between abortion and breast cancer that isn't supported by research.
Planned Parenthood argues that requiring doctors to provide medically inaccurate information and suggest "experimental and potentially dangerous treatments violates medical ethics."
The providers hope courts will strike down the law mandating what providers tell patients and when as well as the wait period, and the case may ultimately end up before the Kansas Supreme Court.