There is nothing more American than the freedom of choice. #RightToWork #kyga17
— Governor Matt Bevin (@GovMattBevin) January 4, 2017
freedom of choice in Kentucky, unless you’re pregnant:
Senator Denise Harper Angel, D-Louisville, asks if bill includes exceptions after 20 weeks for rape/incest. It doesn’t. #kypolitics #kyleg
— Morgan Watkins (@morganwatkins26) January 5, 2017
“This should not be looked at as an inconvenience, but … as an opportunity,” Sen. Brandon Smith says of SB 5’s 20-week abortion ban. ^JC pic.twitter.com/iui8vPsSxd
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) January 5, 2017
We’ll still allow women to get abortions after 20 weeks under SB 5 if their health is at risk, Sen. Whitney Westerfield says. ^JC pic.twitter.com/HTppeAo1Jj
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) January 5, 2017
Only God has the power to decide matters of life and death, women getting abortion preempts God’s authority, says Sen. Danny Carroll. ^JC pic.twitter.com/EPdjWtRNWj
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) January 5, 2017
1 in 4 Ky children live in poverty, which we don’t address while we order women to give birth, says Sen. Denise Harper Angel of SB 5. ^JC pic.twitter.com/njTxZOXk8v
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) January 5, 2017
Ky Senate votes 30-to-6 to approve SB 5, banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. New GOP House majority expected to pass it next. ^JC pic.twitter.com/PZmXuvHopI
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) January 5, 2017