TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration is creating significant legal problems for Kansas as it attempts to increase its regulation of abortion providers by giving them relatively little time to comply with new rules.

Regulations drafted by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment took effect July 1 but were blocked the same day by a federal judge, until a lawsuit involving two of the state’s three providers is resolved.

Among other things, the regulations set standards for room sizes.

Two of the state’s three providers would need extensive renovations.  They were supposed to comply by July 1, based on regulations dated June 17.

With the lawsuit, there’s a good chance the department will be required to either back away or give the providers far more time to change their buildings.