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Educators Edith and Ada Krause of Marysville, Kansas, write Kansas Governor Mike Hayden, of Topeka, concerning abortion legislation before the Kansas Legislature. The letter argues that legal abortions reduce fatalities of women seeking illegal abortions. The letter also argues for the use of contraception to reduce the need for abortions. Governor Hayden's response is also included. The state legislature was considering two bills: the Post Viable Child Act (S.B. 343) and the Parental Consent Bill (S.B. 225) that would place restrictions on abortion services. The 1973 U. S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade confirmed a woman's constitutional right to terminate her pregnancy and limited the restrictions states can impose on abortion. A complete transcription is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
Creator: Krause, Edith E.
Date: January 25 - February 1, 1989
Item Number: 215578
Call Number: Governor's records, Hayden, Constituent corresondence, Subject files, Box 45, Folder Abortion-general
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 215578
Business and Industry - Health care
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Hayden, Mike
Date - 1980s - 1989
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-life movement
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Women's rights
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Women's rights - Abortion
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Hayden, Mike
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Marysville
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Marshall
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - The Recent Past, 1975 - present
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/215578