Kansas may get the same kind of abortion restriction that was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jack Dalrymple in North Dakota.

The Kansas Senate is preparing to take up legislation blocking tax breaks for abortion providers. But some lawmakers want to go further by pursuing a ban on most abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected _ the same language that now is law in North Dakota.

The measure on the Senate’s agenda for debate not only deals with tax exemptions and credits for abortion providers but bars them from providing materials or instructors for sex education classes in public schools.

It also includes a statement that life begins at fertilization and is worth protecting. The measure has passed the House.

A House committee heard testimony Tuesday on banning most abortions after a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, which can happen as early as the sixth week of pregnancy.