From Julie A. Burkhart, Founder & CEO, Trust Women Foundation:
You’ve seen the news, 5 states in the last 5 days have introduced or passed extreme, punitive and dangerous bills limiting abortion rights even further. Here in Kansas, we know how destructive and dangerous these laws are.
Now the Kansas legislature is adding an appropriations amendment that would outlaw embryonic research from fetal tissue. To add insult to injury, anti-choice Rep. Steve Fitzgerald compared fetal tissue research to the atrocities of the holocaust during WWII.
Not only is Rep. Fitzgerald’s comparison abhorrent, false and cruel, but his proposed amendment would outlaw any research that uses tissue samples from fetuses. His amendment severely limits innovate research that could help all kind of patients, including those trying to get pregnant.
Kansas has always been a state that supports science and seeks to innovate and find solid solutions. This bill is a step away from the pioneering spirit of Kansas, as well as a blatant attempt to win anti-choice points on the Senate floor.
We need folks to urge the Approriations Committee to vote NO! on Rep. Fitzgerald’s amendment, Sec. 101 in SB 269:
Chair
Representative Troy Waymaster 785-296-7672 troy.waymaster@house.ks.gov
Vice-Chair
Representative Richard Proehl 785-296-7639 richard.proehl@house.ks.gov
Ranking Minority
Representative Kathy Wolfe-Moore 785-296-0424 kathy.wolfemoore@house.ks.gov
Members
Representative John Alcala 785-296-7371 john.alcala@house.ks.gov
Representative Clay Aurand 785-296-7637 clay.aurand@house.ks.gov
Representative Barbara Ballard 785-296-7697 barbara.ballard@house.ks.gov
Representative Tom Burroughs 785-296-8153 tom.burroughs@house.ks.gov
Representative Sydney Carlin 785-296-7657 sydney.carlin@house.ks.gov
Representative J.R Claeys 785-296-7670 jrclaeys@house.ks.gov
Representative Susan Concannon 785-296-7644 susan.concannon@house.ks.gov
Representative Henry Helgerson 785-296-7668 henry.helgerson@house.ks.gov
Representative Kyle Hoffman 785-296-7643 kyle.hoffman@house.ks.gov
Representative Steven Johnson 785-296-7696 steven.johnson@house.ks.gov
Representative Kevin Jones 785-296-6287 kevin.jones@house.ks.gov
Representative Jan Kessinger 785 296-7436 Jan.Kessinger@house.ks.gov
Representative Brenda Landwehr 785-296-7488 brenda.landwehr@house.ks.gov
Representative Fred Patton 785-296-7460 fred.patton@house.ks.gov
Representative Eber Phelps 785-296-4683 eber.phelps@house.ks.gov
Representative Brad Ralph 785-296-7501 Brad.Ralph@house.ks.gov
Representative Don Schroeder 785-296-7500 don.schroeder@house.ks.gov
Representative Bill Sutton 785-296-7676 bill.sutton@house.ks.gov
Representative Sean Tarwater 785-296-7685 Sean.Tarwater@house.ks.gov
Representative Kristey Williams 316 775-1440 kristeywilliams@yahoo.com
States across the country have seen a dangerous course of anti-choice laws introduced or passed in just the last week. We need to make sure our state doesn’t fall prey to inaccurate information, horrific comparisons and lies that make it into our laws here in Kansas.
Please call these lawmakers and tell them to vote NO on Sec. 101 in SB 269, because lies should not be part of our laws!
Thank you for all you do,
Julie A. Burkhart
Founder & CEO
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