Kansas lawmakers are gearing up for a potential showdown after Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a “Women’s Bill of Rights.”
The Women’s Bill of Rights, which had received bipartisan support, aims to protect the rights of women by defining “sex” based on biology and enshrining common definitions of “woman,” “girl,” and “mother” into law.
Kansas state Republican House Speaker Dan Hawkins has vowed to “stand ready” to override the veto and push the bill into law. He expressed concern in a statement that the veto would compromise the safety of female-only spaces such as restrooms, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, and prisons….