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Kansas state lawmakers on Thursday failed by four votes to override Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' (D) veto of a measure (SB 528) that would have required physicians who perform late-term abortions to supply the state with data about women undergoing the procedure, the AP/Kansas City Star reports.

The measure, which Sebelius vetoed last Friday, would have required physicians to submit to state health officials information detailing fetal abnormalities, the pregnant woman's health and the name of the physician who authorized the abortion.

State lawmakers voted 23-12 to override Sebelius' veto, falling short of the required two-thirds majority of 27 votes, according to the Wichita Eagle.

Sebelius in her veto message wrote that the measure did not take steps to reduce the number of abortions, adding, "Instead, it will force women to provide intimate, sensitive health information to the government."

She also wrote, "Privacy is a fundamental concern to all Kansans".