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Kansas Supreme Court To Review Appeals Court Abortion Ruling

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The Kansas Supreme Court has agreed to review an appeals court ruling in January finding that the Kansas Constitution creates “a fundamental right to abortion.”

The high court’s decision was expected after the Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a trial judge’s decision to block Kansas’ so-called "dismemberment ban."

The 2015 ban was challenged by two Overland Park doctors who operate one of three abortion clinics in the state.

Janet Crepps is an attorney with the Center for Reproductive Rights, which represented the doctors. She says the Supreme Court’s decision to review the case "is a recognition by the court that this challenge raises a really fundamental question, which is whether or not the Kansas Constitution protects the right to abortion.”

The court is not expected to issue its ruling until late this year or early next year.

Dan Margolies is editor in charge of health news at KCUR, the public radio station in Kansas City. Dan joined KCUR in April 2014. In a long and varied journalism career, he has worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Business Journal, The Kansas City Star and Reuters. In a previous life, he was a lawyer. He has also worked as a media insurance underwriter and project development director for a video production firm.