{"id":288897,"date":"2023-04-13T14:37:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T19:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=288897"},"modified":"2023-04-13T14:06:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T19:06:58","slug":"kansas-lawmakers-abortion-pill-reversal-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/kansas-lawmakers-abortion-pill-reversal-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas lawmakers pass abortion pill reversal bill: ‘It’s a woman’s right to know’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Members of the Kansas legislature passed a bill<\/a> Friday that requires physicians to give women information about the possibility of abortion pill reversal before dispensing chemical abortion drugs. Though it passed both the House and the Senate, Governor Laura Kelly is expected to veto the measure.<\/p>\n

In 2019, the legislature passed a similar measure, which was vetoed by Kelly, and an override failed by just one vote<\/a>. It is not clear if lawmakers have the majority vote to successfully override Kelly’s potential veto this time; votes to pass the legislation landed at\u00a080-38<\/a>\u00a0in the House and\u00a026-11<\/a>\u00a0in the Senate. While neither chamber saw the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto, both chambers also had enough absent lawmakers who could potentially vote “yes,” making an override possible.<\/p>\n

Abortion pill reversal involves the administration of progesterone to the mother, which work to counteract the effects of progesterone-halting mifepristone, the first drug in the abortion pill drug regimen. If a woman experiences regret, she has up to 72 hours after taking mifepristone to start the reversal process.<\/p>\n

This protocol has reportedly saved thousands of preborn lives, including many<\/a> featured<\/a> on Live Action News<\/a>. The reversal procedure is spearheaded by the Abortion Pill Rescue Network<\/a>, which operates a 24\/7 hotline at 1-877-558-0333. The organization says that 64% of women<\/a>\u00a0who have sought abortion pill reversal have successfully been able to maintain their pregnancies.<\/p>\n