[JURIST] The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) [advocacy website] on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit [press release] challenging licensing and regulation laws for doctors who provide abortions [JURIST news archive] in Kansas. The suit [case backgrounder], filed on behalf of two doctors, alleges that regulations issued by the Kansas Department of Health [official website] were intended to shut down the only abortion providers in the state. According to the plaintiffs, the department of health issued the new regulations without giving…