For nearly every major medical procedure in the United States, doctors and other health-care providers must receive informed consent from their patients before treating them. From a simple vaccine to a major surgery, patients have the right to hear about the risks involved before they decide whether to undergo the procedure.
When Kansas passed its Woman’s Right to Know Act in 1997, it did so to ensure that expectant mothers are informed about the risks of abortion. But abortion businesses are now trying to keep women in Kansas from being informed about abortion, putting their own profits ahead of women’s safety.