Kansas lawmakers OK new abortion rule with font requirement
May 31, 2017
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators approved a new requirement for abortion providers Tuesday that calls for them to disclose doctors' histories to their patients — and specifies that it be done on white paper in black, 12-point Times New Roman type.
Both supporters and critics of the bill believe it is the first of its kind in the U.S. The measure tightens the state's longstanding "Right to Know" law already requiring that 24 hours ahead of terminating a pregnancy, abortion providers give women the name of the doctor and information about the risks of the procedure and fetal development. K...
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