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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Two nurse midwives are trying to overturn a Kansas law prohibiting them from practicing without physician oversight after they lost the ability to deliver babies at a hospital.

Kara Winkler and Julie Gorenc have filed a federal lawsuit saying that requiring nurse practitioners to practice under a physician is unfair because doctors have a financial interest, the Kansas City Star reported .

"They're what we call a market competitor," said Keith Williston, an attorney for the midwives. "They both want to treat the same patients."

Winkler and Gorenc are part of Midwife...