Kentucky (and Mississippi) pass bills to restrict women’s reproductive rights
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2018/05/05
CNN reported on the signing into law of a bill prohibiting women in Mississippi from having abortions after 15 weeks.
These abortions are restrictive. Kentucky’s own governor, after the Mississippi governor’s example, did similar. Governor Matt Bevin signed House Bill 454 to ban a procedure.
A common abortion procedure called dilation and evacuation starting earlier. That is 11 week after fertilization or into the pregnancy.
The only permitted exception is medical emergencies (ed. I do not know if this includes cases of rape). Bevin, according to the reportage, has been a longstanding anti-abortion activist.
He banned abortions after 20 weeks while in governance of Kentucky. There was another attempted, but failed, bill to make women look at unborn fetuses and listen to heartbeats prior to an abortion. The decision, even with being overturned, is begin appealed.
The entire state of Kentucky is now down to one abortion clinic. A federal judge has the fate of that sole clinic in their hands now.
CNN affiliated, WDRB, in Louisville (Kentucky) stated that the governor opined:
HB 454 signifies Kentucky’s unwavering commitment to protecting the rights of unborn children. In a society that increasingly devalues human life, we must continue to unapologetically advance laws that will protect those who cannot protect themselves. With every pro-life bill that becomes law, we send the same message: Kentucky stands for life.
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