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Minutes for SB219 - Committee on Public Health and Welfare
Short Title
Designating certain healthcare providers as being ineligible to purchase professional liability insurance from the healthcare stabilization fund.
Minutes Content for Fri, Feb 17, 2023
Chairperson Gossage opened the hearing on SB219. Jenna Moyer, Staff Revisor gave an overview of the bill.
Senate President Ty Masterson spoke as a proponent of SB219 (Attachment 8). He said that this legislation would simply add facilities where elective abortions are performed to the list of entities ineligible to purchase professional liability insurance from the Healthcare Stabilization Fund (HCSF). Kansans strongly support prohibiting the use of public resources to fund abortions o- and this bill would ensure that Kansas law is consistent with that prohibition.
Senator Mark Steffen testified in support of SB219 (Attachment 9) He stated that this bill is absolutely necessary to ensure that taxpayer money is not used to subsidize the abortion industry. SB219, by removing healthcare centers that provide elective abortions from the taxpayer subsidized HCSF, prevents the average Kansas citizen from being complicit in the abortion industry.
Carol Daunis gave proponent testimony in support of SB219 (Attachment 10) She stated that under no circumstances should I or any other taxpayer will be required to pay and subsidize abortion clinics. Therefore, no abortion clinic should be allowed to purchase insurance through the HCSF.
They took questions from committee members.
Proponent, written only testimony was submitted by:
Jeanne Gawdun, Kansans for Life (Attachment 11)
Brittany Jones, Kansas Family Voice (Attachment 12)
Phillis Setchell, Private Citizen (Attachment 13)
Marianne Hoffman, Private Citizen(Attachment 14)
Rich and Ann Lorenzo, Private Citizen (Attachment 15)
Kari Sue Vosburgh, Private Citizen (Attachment 16)
Julie Edmondson, Private Citizen (Attachment 17)
Michelle Eagleman, Private Citizen (Attachment 18)
Connie Newcome, Private Citizen (Attachment 19)
Jill O'Connor, Private Citizen (Attachment 20)
Debbie Detmer, Private Citizen (Attachment 21)
Seth Graber, Private Citizen (Attachment 22)
Carissa McMullen, Private Citizen (Attachment 23)
Brett Anderson, Private Citizen (Attachment 24)
Susan Cary, Private Citizen (Attachment 25)
Janel Munk, Private Citizen (Attachment 26)
Mary Stang, Private Citizen (Attachment 27)
Roberta Bretz, Private Citizen (Attachment 28)
Opponent, Written only testimony was submitted by:
John Ims, Private Citizen (Attachment 29)
Chairperson Gossage closed the hearing on SB219.
Chairperson Gossage adjourned the meeting at 9:25 a.m. The next scheduled meeting is February 20, 2023.
