Swordsmyth
04-27-2019, 05:26 PM
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state constitution affords women “fundamental” access to abortion.
“[T]he Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights affords protection of the right of personal autonomy, which includes the ability to control one’s own body, to assert bodily integrity, and to exercise self-determination,” reads the court’s decision (http://www.kscourts.org/Cases-and-Opinions/opinions/SupCt/2019/20190426/114153.pdf). “This right allows a woman to make her own decisions regarding her body, health, family formation, and family life — decisions that can include whether to continue a pregnancy.”
The decision prevents the blocking of the most commonly used method for second-trimester abortions.
“Although not absolute, this right is fundamental,” the ruling said. “Accordingly, the State is prohibited from restricting this right unless it is doing so to further a compelling government interest and in a way that is narrowly tailored to that interest.”
A 2015 challenge to a ban on “dilation and evacuation” abortions spurred the Kansas Supreme Court to its Friday decision. Dilation and evacuation (https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/25/aclu-sues-indiana-abortion-ban/) is a procedure used for second-trimester abortions (https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/08/heartbeat-abortion-ban-tennessee/) when women are around 13-24 weeks pregnant. The method involves pulling apart the limbs of the fetus so they can be extracted from the womb.
Only one of the state’s seven supreme court justices dissented in the 6-1 ruling, according to National Public Radio (https://www.npr.org/2019/04/26/717449336/kansas-supreme-court-rules-state-constitution-protects-right-to-abortion).
More at: https://truepundit.com/kansas-supreme-court-rules-bill-of-rights-protects-access-to-abortion-for-women/
“[T]he Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights affords protection of the right of personal autonomy, which includes the ability to control one’s own body, to assert bodily integrity, and to exercise self-determination,” reads the court’s decision (http://www.kscourts.org/Cases-and-Opinions/opinions/SupCt/2019/20190426/114153.pdf). “This right allows a woman to make her own decisions regarding her body, health, family formation, and family life — decisions that can include whether to continue a pregnancy.”
The decision prevents the blocking of the most commonly used method for second-trimester abortions.
“Although not absolute, this right is fundamental,” the ruling said. “Accordingly, the State is prohibited from restricting this right unless it is doing so to further a compelling government interest and in a way that is narrowly tailored to that interest.”
A 2015 challenge to a ban on “dilation and evacuation” abortions spurred the Kansas Supreme Court to its Friday decision. Dilation and evacuation (https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/25/aclu-sues-indiana-abortion-ban/) is a procedure used for second-trimester abortions (https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/08/heartbeat-abortion-ban-tennessee/) when women are around 13-24 weeks pregnant. The method involves pulling apart the limbs of the fetus so they can be extracted from the womb.
Only one of the state’s seven supreme court justices dissented in the 6-1 ruling, according to National Public Radio (https://www.npr.org/2019/04/26/717449336/kansas-supreme-court-rules-state-constitution-protects-right-to-abortion).
More at: https://truepundit.com/kansas-supreme-court-rules-bill-of-rights-protects-access-to-abortion-for-women/