Kansas
Chapter 65.--Public Health
Article 4.--Hospitals and Other Facilities
65-443. Termination of human pregnancy; performance or participation in medical
procedures not required.
No person shall be required to perform, refer for, or participate in medical
procedures or in the prescription or administration of any device or drug which
result in the termination of a pregnancy or an effect of which the person
reasonably believes may result in the termination of a pregnancy, and the
refusal of any person to perform, refer for, or participate in those medical
procedures, prescription or administration shall not be a basis for civil
liability to any person. No medical care facility, medical care facility
administrator or governing board of any medical care facility shall terminate
the employment of, prevent or impair the practice or occupation of or impose any
other sanction on any person because of such person's exercise of rights
protected by this section.
65-444
No medical care facility, medical care facility administrator or governing
board of any medical care facility shall be required to permit the performance,
referral for, or participation in medical procedures or in the prescription or
administration of any device or drug which result in the termination of human
pregnancies of an effect of which the medical care facility, administrator or
board reasonably believes may result in the termination of human pregnancies
within its facility and the refusal to permit such procedures, prescription or
administration shall not be grounds for civil liability to any person. A medical
care facility may establish criteria and procedures under which pregnancies may
be terminated within its institution, in addition to those which may be
prescribed by licensing, regulating or accrediting agencies.
65-446
No person shall be required to perform, refer for or participate in medical
procedures which result in sterilization of a person, and the refusal of any
person to perform, refer for or participate in those medical procedures shall
not be a basis for civil liability to any person. No medical care facility,
medical care facility administrator or governing board of any hospital medical
care facility shall terminate the employment of, prevent or impair the practice
or occupation of or impose any other sanction on any person because of such
person's exercise of rights protected by this section.
65-447
No medical care facility, medical care facility administrator, or governing
board of any medical care facility shall be required to permit the performance,
referral for or participation in medical procedures resulting in sterilization
within its facility and the refusal to permit such procedures shall not be
grounds for civil liability to any person. A medical care facility may establish
criteria and procedures under which sterilizations may be performed within its
institution, in addition to those which may be prescribed by licensing,
regulating or accrediting agencies.