Kansas Governor to Veto Women’s Bill of Rights: Take Action to Save the Bill!
Write to Kansas lawmakers now demonstrating your support for the Women’s Bill of Rights, WoLF’s groundbreaking model legislation!
Earlier this week, Kansas took a historic step by becoming the first state in the nation to pass the Women’s Bill of Rights, landmark bipartisan legislation crafted by WoLF and Independent Women’s Voice (IWV). The bill now heads to Governor Kelly’s desk — and she has already promised to veto the bill.
The good news? We can still pass this bill into law with a veto override in the Kansas legislature! But to do this, we need your help to save the Women’s Bill of Rights.
About the Women’s Bill of Rights
The Women’s Bill of Rights was drafted as model legislation by WoLF and IWV in 2022, and has since been introduced at the federal and state levels across the country. This bill takes procedural steps to write into law common sense definitions that ensure the meaning of words like “woman” and “mother” aren’t corrupted by unelected bureaucrats intent on pushing gender ideology.
The Kansas Women’s Bill of Rights:
Defines “sex” based on biology (either male or female), enshrines into law common definitions of “woman,” “girl,” and “mother”
Codifies the intermediate scrutiny standard of judicial review to allow the law to recognize sex when it is relevant (ex. shelters, locker rooms, and prisons)
Requires vital statistic collection for anti-discrimination, or public health and safety to accurately record and report on biological sex
In Kansas, the bill received bipartisan support from representatives of a hugely diverse range of districts, including Democrats, all recognizing the importance of acknowledging sex in state law. In the House, the bill passed with 83 votes — just one vote short of a veto-proof majority. Veto-override votes are scheduled to begin the week of April 24th, and occur at any time after that.
We are proud to have helped create this groundbreaking legislation, and now we must see it through to the end. To ensure the law can survive a veto override, we need to keep every Democrat who voted for this bill on board! Take action below to write to the Democrats who bravely stepped outside of their party’s dogma to do what is in the best interest of their constituents — supporting women!
Take Action: Write Kansas Lawmakers to Save the Women’s Bill of Rights!
No matter where you live, you can use this easy form to send a letter to Representatives Carr and Robinson, thanking them for voting in favor of the Women’s Bill of Rights and asking them to vote for it again in the upcoming veto override vote at the end of the month.
If you live in Kansas, your voice has never mattered more than now! We need every concerned resident in Kansas to write to these lawmakers and thank them for doing the right thing by stepping outside of traditional party politics to support the Women’s Bill of Rights. Be sure to mention if you are a Kansas resident!
After you send your letter, please forward this action to any concerned women you know in Kansas!
Read More: THE Women’s Bill of Rights
