Kentucky Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto of Pro-Life Law
By an overwhelming margin, the Kentucky legislature has overridden Democratic governor Andy Beshear's veto of a new pro-life law, with a 76–21 vote in the House and a 31–6 vote in the Senate. The law prohibits most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and requires women to visit a physician in person before obtaining chemical-abortion drugs. Chemical abortions account for about half of all abortions in Kentucky, similar to the national rate. Kentucky's prohibition on abortion after 15 weeks mirrors the Mississippi pro-life law at stake in the Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which the Court will decide this term. Read more...