Abortion providers sue Kansas over longstanding waiting period, new medication rule

By JOHN HANNA
AP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion providers have sued Kansas over what they are required to tell patients before a procedure and a requirement that patients wait 24 hours to terminate their pregnancies. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in state district court says Kansas has created what the providers call a biased counseling scheme and that it has become increasingly invasive over time. They argue that they are being forced to spread medical misinformation, and that includes a new law that would require them to tell patients a medication abortion can be reversed with a regime major medical groups consider ineffective and dangerous. The state’s most influential anti-abortion group decried the lawsuit, saying the providers would deny patients needed information.