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Kan. Legislators Review Health Care Amendment
Kansas lawmakers have heard testimony on a proposed amendment to the state Constitution asserting Kansans' right to refuse to buy health insurance.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Kansas lawmakers have heard testimony on a proposed amendment to the state Constitution asserting Kansans' right to refuse to buy health insurance.
Proponents of the measure call it a response to Democratic proposals in Congress that they say would force people to buy health insurance or face penalties for failing to do so.
Members of the state House and Senate health committees met in joint session Tuesday for a hearing on the proposed constitutional amendment.
Supporters testified that Congress is going too far and taking rights away from the states. They said the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the federal government from infringing on state sovereignty.
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