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KS HB2009
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brett Fairchild
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AI Summary
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Prohibits all abortion procedures in Kansas except when necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman in a medical emergency, with "medical emergency" defined as a physical condition causing imminent harm that endangers the woman's life
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Bans the manufacture, distribution, prescription, or sale of mifepristone and similar abortion-inducing drugs in the state
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Creates a private civil enforcement mechanism allowing any person to sue abortion providers or those who aid/abet abortions, with statutory damages of at least $10,000 per violation, plus attorney fees and injunctive relief
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Explicitly protects pregnant women from liability and excludes miscarriage treatment, ectopic pregnancy removal, contraception, and accidental/unintentional fetal injury from the prohibition
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Repeals numerous existing Kansas abortion-related statutes and amends tax code provisions to exclude abortion-performing organizations from various tax exemptions and credits
Legislative Description
Prohibiting abortion procedures except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman and providing a private cause of action for civil enforcement of such prohibition.
Last Action
House Withdrawn from Committee on Health and Human Services; Referred to Committee on Interstate Cooperation
3/13/2026