Hodes & Nauser v. Kobach
Description: Planned Parenthood, and other abortionists, are attempting to block enforcement of Kansas’ pro-life and pro-woman law.
KS attorney general, ADF attorneys seek to restore pro-life, pro-woman law
WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys
WHAT: Available for media interviews following oral arguments in Hodes & Nauser v. Kobach
WHEN: Immediately following hearing, which begins at 10 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, Aug. 14
WHERE: Kansas Court of Appeals, Kansas Supreme Court building, 301 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka. To schedule an interview, contact ADF Media Relations Manager Bernadette Tasy at (480) 356-0324.
TOPEKA, Kan. – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys serving as co-counsel with Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach will be available for media interviews Wednesday following oral arguments at the Kansas Court of Appeals in Hodes & Naser v. Kobach. The case seeks to reinstate enforcement of the state’s pro-life, pro-woman law after Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers obtained a temporary block of the law from a lower court as the lawsuit proceeds.
The Woman’s Right to Know Act, passed in 1997, ensures that women undergoing an abortion are fully informed of the significant risks involved and voluntarily consent to the procedure. The law also requires that women be provided with information on the financial, medical, and legal assistance available if they choose life for their unborn child.
“For decades, women in Kansas have been empowered to make fully informed decisions when it comes to the health of their pregnancies and the consequential decision to end the life of their unborn child,” said ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot. “These kinds of informed consent laws reflect the longstanding will of the people of Kansas, but Planned Parenthood has made it clear that its goal is to withhold information from women, bypass ultrasounds, and refuse to meet with women before an abortion. Kansans are right to want to protect maternal health and safety and the lives of the unborn, and we are urging the court to uphold their interests.”
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ABOUT Kevin Theriot
Kevin Theriot serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life laws and speech and protect medical rights of conscience. He has litigated cases in the areas of religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and marriage and family. Theriot is admitted to the bar in eight states, the U.S. Supreme Court, and numerous other federal courts of appeal and district courts. Theriot received his law degree from Vanderbilt University and has been litigating First Amendment issues since 1993.
ABOUT Caleb Dalton
Caleb Dalton serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom's Center for Life, where he brings over a decade of civil rights litigation and public advocacy experience to the team, securing the rights of the unborn and those who advocate for them. Since joining ADF, Dalton has served on multiple teams representing private individuals and government entities to affirm the fundamental freedoms of speech and religious liberty. With ADF's Center for Conscience Initiatives, he played a key role in the successful petition for certiorari in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission at the U.S. Supreme Court. With the Center for Academic Freedom, he successfully represented students and faculty seeking to speak freely on public university campuses across the country. Dalton earned a J.D. at the Regent University School of Law, graduating cum laude. He is a member of the bar in Arizona, Virginia, and the District of Columbia; he is also admitted to practice before multiple federal district and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.