The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in challenges that were filed against two state laws dealing with abortion.
One lawsuit challenges a 2015 law that bans a common second-trimester abortion procedure. The second case involves a 20-11 law that puts abortion providers under stricter regulations than other health care providers. Both laws have not been enforced because of the legal challenges that were filed.
The state’s high court ruled in 2019 that access to abortion is a fundamental right under the state constitution. Voters last year rejected a ballot question that would have changed the constitution, ending the right to an abortion.
Attorneys for the state of Kansas and for abortion providers submitted arguments to the Supreme Court. The justices are not expected to issue a ruling for several months.
