In Kansas News
A new lawsuit alleges that a Kansas law that invalidates advance directives for pregnant women violates the state constitution.
Kansas allows adults to decline life-support measures if they become terminally ill. But a pregnancy exclusion denies that right to pregnant women.
Three Kansas women and two doctors say that violates their right to personal autonomy and equal protection.
Over 30 states have pregnancy exclusions.
The lawsuit comes as criticism grows over a decision by doctors in Georgia to keep a legally dead pregnant woman on life support for more than three months.
And in Missouri News
Rural students, often due to location and lack of high-speed internet, can face barriers when it comes to accessing learning materials over summer break. But one local program takes an old-school approach to solving that issue.Erin Swearngin (swearn-GIN) is a Youth Librarian at Daniel Boone Regional Library and coordinates the Books by Snail program, in which the library will mail reading materials to K-12 students in rural towns over summer, for free.
“We know that everybody can get really busy and parents are working and it's hard to make time to come to the library … especially if it is 30 minutes away.
Students in nine Mid-Missouri towns without a Daniel Boone Regional Library branch can participate. Although the program began through grant funding in 2008, it’s been incorporated into the library’s budget since 2018.
