By Barb Shelly, Kansas City Star editorial page columnist

Proving conclusively that he's not the anti-Sebelius, Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson has vetoed the Legislature's attempt to defund Planned Parenthood, which uses state grants to provide contraceptive services to low-income women at two Kansas clinics.

Good for him.

From Parkinson's veto message:

Regardless of one’s views on whether abortion should be allowed in this country, hopefully we can all agree that we should make every effort to prevent unplanned pregnancies. Access to affordable family planning services and contraceptives is critical if we are to continue reducing the number of abortions that occur in this state.

Both of these facilities provide affordable access to contraceptives and family planning services for women who are significantly below the poverty level. These women are most at risk for unplanned pregnancies. The family planning services provided by these facilities help lower the likelihood of unplanned pregnancy, and thus reduce abortions.