Kansas Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto of 2 Pro-Life Bills
The Kansas legislature voted to override the governor's veto of a bill that would require child support payments for unborn children. Gov. Laura Kelly (D) vetoed HB2062 the day before, 10 days after the bill was presented to her to sign. The nearly entirely party-line vote saw all 31 Republican members of the Kansas Senate vote to overturn the veto. In the Kansas House of Representatives, no Democrats and all but one Republican voted to overturn the veto. The bill would "provide for child support orders for unborn children from the date of conception, including the direct medical and pregnancy-related expenses of the mother as a factor in child support orders." Read more...