Kansas becomes first state to ban dilation and evacuation (dismemberment) abortion

Kansas became the first state to ban an abortion procedure in which a living unborn baby is removed from the womb through suction and a surgical instrument. News.yahoo.com reported: "Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, a strong abortion opponent, signed a bill imposing the ban, and the new law takes effect July 1. He and the National Right to Life Committee, which drafted the measure, said they hope Kansas' example spurs other states to enact such laws. Already, the measure also has been introduced in Missouri, Oklahoma and South Carolina. 'This law has the power to transform the landscape of abortion policy in the United States,' committee president Carol Tobias said in a statement.  Two abortion rights groups that operate Kansas clinics with abortion services, Trust Women and Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri, said they're considering challenging the new law in court."...