his committee, there were nine people who are not in favor, and six people who were in favors, we kind of overrode with seem to be the sentiment of this committee to declare this. the impact of this is simply that now, giving it this designation, essentially allows a more collaborative, international effort. as you, said interns of surveillance, in terms of therapeutics, and vaccines, as well as infection control in hospitals and things like that, my immediate thought yasmin is, how does that impact us here in the u.s.? i think this will have more of a global impact in terms of equity. this is a disease that was really thought to be just endemic in africa and so there are a lot of developing countries in the world that will probably benefit from the significantly, maybe more than here in the u.s.. what will probably happen here
reporter: and also this week, kentucky s gop-led legislature overrode the governor s veto of a bill that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. so far 18 states have introduced legislation banning or eliminating access to abortions. 14 states have passed the restrictive legislation. three states so far this year, kentucky, florida and arizona, following a law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. let s sign these bills. reporter: now some democratic-controlled legislatures plan to protect the rights of roe v. wade with new bills of their own. maryland lawmakers expanding access to abortion. we are preparing for some of the most restrictive abortion actions we have seen in a generation. reporter: in michigan, governor gretchen whitmer chall challenging filing a lawsuit challenging a law. we have to take this assault on women s rights seriously and
kentucky s gop-led legislature overrode the governor s veto of a bill that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. so far, 18 states have introduced legislation banning or limiting access to most abortions. 14 states have passed their restrictive legislation. three states so far this year, kentucky, florida, and arizona, following a 2018 mississippi law prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. now let s go and sign these bills. reporter: now some democratic-controlled legislatures aim to protect the rights of roe v. wade with me to bills of their own. maryland lawmakers expanding access to abortion. we are preparing for some of the most restrictive abortion action that s we ve seen in a generation. reporter: and in michigan, governor whitner filing a lawsuit to challenge the almost 100-year-old abortion ban even though it s unenforceable due to roe v. wade. we ve got to take this current assault on women s rights seriously and use every tool we have to figh
unbeatable obstacles that have shut down karen kentucky, that s something that the other states have not only been pursuing in the past but might ramp up as we head towards the supreme court decision as well. we ve long seen attempts by states to push abortion out of reach by an unnecessary restrictions. one makes kentucky unique is that last night around 7:30, as you mentioned, when the legislature overrode the governor s veto, the law took effect immediately. it s a 72-page labyrinth of a ton of restrictions, none of which can be complied with because it s, as you said, the state has and created the infrastructure to comply with the law. it s a classic catch 22, it s a gotcha moment, there is no time to comply, and that s why we had to stop today. but we filed a lawsuit as of this morning, as did planned parenthood, and we re hoping that we get the abortion access
and all these other things. it s these obstacles, these unbeatable obstacles that have shut down karen kentucky, that s something that the other states have not only been pursuing in the past but might ramp up as we head towards the supreme court decision as well. we ve long seen attempts by states to push abortion out of reach by an unnecessary restrictions. one makes kentucky unique is that last night around 7:30, as you mentioned, when the legislature overrode the governor s veto, the law took effect immediately. it s a 72-page labyrinth of a ton of restrictions, none of which can be complied with because it s, as you said, the state has and created the infrastructure to comply with the law. it s a classic catch 22, it s a gotcha moment, there is no time to comply, and that s why we had to stop today. but we filed a lawsuit as of this morning, as did planned parenthood, and we re hoping that we get the abortion access restored. what sort of timing are you hoping to move this law