Kentucky’s only two abortion providers will stop performing the procedure immediately after Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s attempt to veto an extremely restrictive abortion bill was overridden by the state legislature.
signed a bill into law that outlaws abortions after 15 weeks, with no exceptions for rape or incest.
The law also introduces a labyrinth of new requirements for abortion providers and patients, such as forcing patients to report their abortions and file “birth-death certificates,” requiring clinics to have fetal remains buried or cremated by funeral homes, and requiring providers to report the details of every procedure to the state, including the method that was used, the reason for the abortion, and the patient’s home address, age, race, ethnicity and age of the baby’s father.
Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union immediately filed two lawsuits on Wednesday, arguing that House Bill 3 simultaneously creates unnecessary abortion requirements while making the requirements impossible to follow.
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