Kansas and Arizona governors veto bills to protect babies born alive after botched abortions

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a “born-alive” bill protecting babies who survive botched abortions. This comes the week after Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a similar bill mandating doctors’ care for abortion survivors.

Both Kansas and Arizona have majority Republican legislatures but Democratic governors.

In Kansas, where abortion is legal until the 22nd week of pregnancy, the governor called the born-alive bill “misleading” and “unnecessary.” ---More...