Kansas enacts first anti-abortion law since Roe fell after lawmakers override Gov. Kelly’s veto

TOPEKA, Kan. — Abortion providers in Kansas will soon face additional criminal penalties if they do not provide care to infants “born alive” in an abortion after lawmakers approved the first anti-abortion bill since voters overwhelmingly opted to retain the state-level right to the procedure last year. The Kansas Legislature voted Wednesday to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the bill, which goes beyond existing federal law protecting infants “born alive” in abortions to create new criminal penalties. The House voted 87-37 to and the Senate voted 31-9 Wednesday override the veto on the “bor...