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AN ACT prohibiting partial-birth abortions; amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp.
  65-6703 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
  Section 1.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 65-6703 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 65-6703. (a) No person shall perform or induce an abortion when
the fetus is viable unless such person is a physician and has a documented
referral from another physician not financially associated with the phy-
sician performing or inducing the abortion and both physicians determine
that: (1) The abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant
woman; or (2) the fetus is affected by a severe or life-threatening defor-
mity or abnormality.
  (b) (1)  No person shall perform or induce a partial-birth abortion.
  (2)  As used in this subsection, ``partial-birth abortion'' means an abor-
tion in which the physician performing the abortion partially vaginally
delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery.
  (3)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a right to an
abortion. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, a person shall
not perform an abortion that is prohibited by law.
  (b) (c)  Violation of this section is a class A person misdemeanor.
  Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 65-6703 is hereby repealed.
  Sec. 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.