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ShazzieB

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2. Putting more responsibility on men is not why that bill was a bad idea.

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #1)

Sat May 11, 2024, 08:30 PM

May 2024

It's a bad idea because (among other things) it opens the door to fetuses being regarded as full fledged persons, with all the rights an actual person is entitled to.

From the first paragraph of the article in the op (emphasis added):

Gov. Laura Kelly used her veto pen on legislation that would have opened up a pathway for child support claims to be made on behalf of fetuses, characterizing the legislation as a blatant attempt by extreme politicians to “take more control over women.”

The rest of the article elaborates further. I think Kelly did the right thing. This bill would have opened a Pandora's box of implications that would endanger women's reproductive rights in Kansas, if not right away, then certainly later on.

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Kansas governor vetoes child support for fetuses [View all] KS Toronado May 2024 OP

of course, it would put more responsibility on men....... getagrip_already May 2024 #1

Putting more responsibility on men is not why that bill was a bad idea. ShazzieB May 2024 #2

Exactly what the repugnuts were doing KS Toronado May 2024 #3

Not only declaring fetuses to be full-fledged persons slightlv May 2024 #4