Kentucky lawmakers on Tuesday night passed a legislative package that includes banning abortions after 15 weeks, sending it to Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk. The omnibus House Bill 3 was cleared from the Senate gallery during a debate earlier in the day, and won final passage hours later in the House. It followed Senate action that inserted the 15-week ban, also referred to as Senate Bill 321, into House Bill 3. The latter bill is focused on regulating the dispensing of abortion pills. “Honored to pass SB321, my 15-week abortion ban bill … as a floor amendment to the omnibus pro life HB3 bill this evening,” Republican state Sen. Max Wise said on Twitter late Tuesday. “Proud of the consistent pro-life legislation over the past years in the KY legislature.” Currently, abortions are banned in Kentucky after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The 15-week abortion ban has an exception in the case of when the …
Kentucky Legislature Passes 15-Week Abortion Ban, Sends to Governor’s Desk
March 30, 2022
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