Medical Science Misrepresented by Kansas Abortion Bill

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Medical Science Misrepresented by Kansas Abortion Bill

On April 5, 2019, the Kansas legislature passed SB 67 which would force doctors to tell patients seeking medication abortions that the procedure can be reversed. However, professionals at leading medical groups such as the American Medical Association, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and Planned Parenthood oppose this experimental course of treatment.

According to the ACOG, “claims regarding abortion ‘reversal’ treatment are not based on science and do not meet clinical standards. The [ACOG] ranks its recommendations on the strength of the evidence, and does not support prescribing progesterone to stop a medical abortion.”

UpdateOn April 22, 2019, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (D) vetoed SB67, and the legislature failed to override her veto.
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