Kansas Democrat Gov Laura Kelly claims she’s pro-choice on abortion, but she just vetoed a bill to help women with the choice of adoption instead of abortion.
Kelly line-item vetoed the proposed “Pregnancy Compassion Awareness Program,” which would renew allocation of $2 million in grant funding to provide and enhance resources for women who want to make the choice to parent or place their child for adoption. The line-item veto confirms that Kelly specifically targeted the program for elimination.
That makes it clear Governor Kelly isn’t just pro-choice, she is certifiably pro-abortion.
“Four times this legislative session, Gov. Coercion Kelly has proved her abortion extremism,” said Jeanne Gawdun, Kansans for Life Director of Government Relations, in an email to LifeNews.
“First, she vetoed protections for women who are coerced into abortions and shot down transparency in state statistics reporting; then she blocked financial relief to families hoping to adopt. Now she wants to remove resources for women facing unexpected pregnancies. It’s clear the only ‘choice’ the Kelly/Toland Administration supports is abortion.”
Kansans for Life urges legislators to stand with Kansas women and families by overriding Gov. Kelly’s extreme, out-of-touch, veto.
As LifeNews.com reported last week, Kelly’s abortion extremism was on full display as she vetoed life-affirming tax policies in House Bill 2465. That’s legislation that, had she signed it, would have promoted adoption in Kansas. The Democrat governor used her veto pen to block existing resources giving financial relief to families longing to adopt children and support to organizations that assist moms who want to choose life for their babies.
HB 2465 would establish adoption savings accounts and increase tax credits for adoptive families, eliminate the sales tax burden for pregnancy resource centers, and create tax credits for donors to those organizations.
Instead, Governor Kelly made it more financially difficult for families to provide loving homes for adoptive children.
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