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Kentucky governor vetoes bill restricting abortions amid coronavirus pandemic: 'I'm just not doing divisive issues right now'
By Tal Axelrod - 04/24/20 09:16 PM EDT
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Friday vetoed a bill that would have granted the state’s Republican attorney general the power to restrict access to abortions during the coronavirus pandemic and require doctors to try to preserve the life of any infant born after an attempted abortion.
Beshear wrote in a veto message that existing laws already grant full protections to children from being denied medical care and that similar bills in other states have been struck down as unconstitutional.
“I am vetoing Senate Bill 9 because existing Kentucky law already fully protects children from being denied life-saving medical care and treatment when they are born," he wrote. "In addition, bills similar to Senate Bill 9 have been struck down as unconstitutional in the majority of states in America when challenged."
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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/494619-kentucky-governor-vetoes-bill-restricting-abortions-amid-coronavirus