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Sweeping anti-abortion bill goes to Kansas gov.

By John Hanna
Published April 6, 2013 4:00am ET
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Sweeping anti-abortion bill goes to Kansas gov.
Kansas state Sen. David Haley, left, a Kansas City Democrat, debates anti-abortion legislation with Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, a Shawnee Republican, Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Haley opposes the bill's new restrictions on abortion providers, while Pilcher-Cook supports them. (AP Photo/John Hanna) | John Hanna

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators gave final passage to a sweeping anti-abortion measure Friday night, sending Gov. Sam Brownback a bill that declares life begins “at fertilization” while blocking tax breaks for abortion providers and banning abortions performed solely because of the baby’s sex.

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