Gov. Andy Beshear has allowed the so-called “born alive” abortion bill to become law without his signature.
Senate Bill 9 will require doctors to provide life-saving care if a baby survives an abortion attempt, making it a felony if doctors refuse to.
Such situations are exceedingly rare and supporters haven’t documented any cases in Kentucky.
Kentucky law dictates that bills become law if a governor doesn’t sign or veto them within ten days of passage from the legislature.
During an interview Friday morning, Beshear said that he’s not endorsing the bill and emphasized that it seeks to prevent “something that never happens.”
majority of americans oppose abortion, at least as of the end of the first trimester, about 75% of americans. one recent pew poll showed that in alabama, more women than men describe themselves as being pro-life and a majority of alabamians support this law. and so, what we do see is that states are widely divided on this issue. and a state like new york may be heading in one direction and a state like alabama may choose more life-affirming laws and policies. katherine, thank you for joining me. katherine glenn foster is the president and ceo of americans united for life. we ll continue this conversation. all right, i want to bring in jeffrey rosen, the president and ceo of the national constitution center and the president of the george washington university of law. jeff, the reason i want to bring you in is there are aims after some of these states to get a case before the supreme court that leads to an overturning or a reinterpretation of roe v. wade, i think it s important for
abortion in missouri, upon the reversal of roe v. wade. the measure now returns to missouri s house of representatives for another vote on the senate s changes. if approved in the house, it will then go to the governor. the news comes just hours after alabama governor kay ivy signed into law a near-total ban on abortion in her state. alabama s bill outlaws abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape or incest. the only exception in alabama is if the mother s health is in serious danger. now, the recent surge of anti-abortion legislation marks a direct challenge to the supreme court s 1973 landmark verdict roe v. wade. but despite state legislatures feeling emboldened, given the new conservative the supreme court s new conservative majority, these bills have a long legal road ahead of them in the lower courts. joining me now, katherine glenn foster is the president and ceo of americans united for life. katherine, good to have you
president of americans united for life and she joins us now. thanks for being with us. thanks so much for having me. ainsley: you are welcome. let s start with these numbers. what s your reaction to this, 11,000 more abortions? you know, it s tragic. american taxpayer dollars should be spent on helping people to live and live well not on enabling babies to die. and, yet, that s just the opposite of what we are seeing from this new planned parenthood annual report. where, in fact, 14% of the women and the girls who walk through the doors of a planned parenthood system end up getting an abortion. but, you know, we have brand new data at our website americans united for life aul.org. sheds new light on the subject. it s our annual defending life our flag ship publication. it shows that we are seeing unprecedented momentum in the movement to support life momomentum state laws passed
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