Bill mandating reporting of miscarriages advances in Kansas

[mota bhai 2,675]

A bill advancing in Kansas would mandate reporting for miscarriages at any stage in pregnancy

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Under an amendment attached to HB 2613 ... doctors would be required to report all of their patients’ miscarriages to the state health department.

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HB 2613 has the potential to impact a lot of the female patients in Kansas, since miscarriage is fairly common within the first 13 weeks of pregnancy. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, about 15 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/03/24/3418085/kansas-miscarriage-reporting/

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Unbelievable.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Why do they want to do this? So they can prosecute women for it?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

If the trend continues, women will have to report to the state once a pregnancy is detected and will then be quarantined until they have given birth. Just to make sure nothing happens to the fetus, you know.

[luckytxn 2,265]

So it is a bill only and not a law?

A bill advancing in Kansas would mandate reporting for miscarriages at any stage in pregnancy

...

Under an amendment attached to HB 2613 ... doctors would be required to report all of their patients’ miscarriages to the state health department.

...

HB 2613 has the potential to impact a lot of the female patients in Kansas, since miscarriage is fairly common within the first 13 weeks of pregnancy. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, about 15 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/03/24/3418085/kansas-miscarriage-reporting/

[mota bhai 2,675]

So it is a bill only and not a law?

The answer to your question is in the thread title. Should be very clear to anyone who still remembers how to read.

[luckytxn 2,265]

Then maybe you can understand it is a bill and not a law. Bills come up for debate. Think before we post.

The answer to your question is in the thread title. Should be very clear to anyone who still remembers how to read.

[mota bhai 2,675]

Then maybe you can understand it is a bill and not a law. Bills come up for debate. Think before we post.

And much of that debate occurs in the public arena.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Yeah discussing proposed bills that could become law... its not like anyone would want to do that ;-)

[luckytxn 2,265]

Over nothing.

And much of that debate occurs in the public arena.

[mota bhai 2,675]

Over nothing.

It's not nothing until it's dead.

All the public attention will help it get dead fast.

[luckytxn 2,265]

In Kansas? Nothing dies fast in Kansas.

It's not nothing until it's dead.

All the public attention will help it get dead fast.

[mota bhai 2,675]

In Kansas? Nothing dies fast in Kansas.

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[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

?

That may just have been a cheap shot against Bob Dole.

[decocker 7,198]

completely unacceptable.