Summary
Planned Parenthood, and other abortionists, are attempting to block enforcement of Kansas’ pro-life and pro-woman law.
Case Timeline
- June 2023: Two abortion businesses—including Planned Parenthood—and two abortion providers filed a lawsuit challenging the Kansas Woman’s Right to Know Act.
- July 2023: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and ADF attorneys filed their response explaining the important purpose of the law and asking the court to uphold it.
- October 2023: A district court issued an order temporarily blocking enforcement of the Woman’s Right to Know Act while the case proceeds.
- July 2024: The abortion businesses and provider amended their complaint to also challenge H.B. 2749. AG Kobach and ADF moved to dismiss this claim.
- August 2024: ADF attorneys, serving as co-counsel with AG Kobach, participated in oral argument at the Kansas Court of Appeals on the Woman’s Right to Know Act.
- November 2024: The Kansas Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal as moot. The district court also denied the motion to dismiss the claims against H.B. 2749, allowing those claims to proceed along with the challenge to the Woman’s Right to Know Act.
- March 2025: All parties filed motions for summary judgment. AG Kobach, with ADF and allied attorneys, also moved to narrow or vacate the earlier injunction blocking the Woman’s Right to Know Act and to dismiss the case.
- April 2025: The district court denied the motion to narrow or vacate the injunction and dismiss the lawsuit.
- May 2025: The district court denied all parties’ motions for summary judgment.
- September and October 2025: A 7-day bench trial was held at Johnson County District Court.
