On April 29, the Kansas legislature overrode Governor Laura Kelly's veto of House Bill 2749. (Full text of bill and veto message). The bill requires abortion providers to ask each patient which of 11 reasons was the most important factor in the patient's decision to seek an abortion. Biannual reports that do not disclose the identity of patients or doctors involved are to be filed with the state. They are to tabulate the reasons given and also provide demographic information about patients. A public report on abortions performed in the state is then to be issued. In vetoing the bill, Governor Kelly called the bill "invasive and unnecessary". ADF issued a press release supporting the legislature's override.
