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Lawmakers weigh bill letting plaintiffs accept $5,000 instead of medical-malpractice panel in Women’s Right to Know cases
Summary
HB 2727 would let plaintiffs in Women's Right to Know Act claims elect a $5,000 statutory damages remedy (plus costs and attorney fees) and bypass medical-malpractice screening panels; proponents argued the change eases enforcement barriers, while Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes warned it would encourage baseless suits and stigmatize providers.
House Bill 2727, which would allow plaintiffs in claims under the Women's Right to Know Act to elect statutory damages of $5,000 plus costs and attorney fees and thereby avoid the state medical-malpractice screening panel, prompted extended proponent and opponent testimony at the Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
Kyle, committee staff, described the bill's mechanics and noted existing law that treats failure to provide required information (including about medication abortion under KSA 65-67-009 and related provisions) as unprofessional conduct and allows civil actions. Under HB 2727, a plaintiff who elects the statutory recovery…
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