On March 27, the Kansas legislature overrode Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's veto of House Bill 2635, thereby giving final approval to the Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression Act (full text of Act). The new law prohibits any state or local department or agency from requiring anti-abortion pregnancy centers to perform abortions of offer abortion inducing drugs. It also bars requiring them to make abortion referrals or requiring them to counsel or post signs promoting abortions. It prohibits barring pregnancy centers from offering information, care, counseling, resources or medical testing relating to pregnancy, childbirth or parenting. Finally, it bars interfering in hiring and staffing decisions. ADF issued a press release on the new law.
