Lawmakers weigh bill letting plaintiffs accept $5,000 instead of medical-malpractice panel in Women’s Right to Know cases 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.

Kansas lawmakers are debating a controversial bill that could allow women to bypass medical-malpractice screening panels and claim $5,000 in damages under the Women's Right to Know Act.

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