Posted on 04/16/2020 10:03:52 AM PDT by Morgana
In the waning hours of the legislative session, Kentucky lawmakers voted to give Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron power to enforce abortion regulations and shut down providers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Anti-abortion activists have criticized Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear for not shutting down the state's two abortion providers under his ban on elective procedures during the pandemic.
Sen. Whitney Westerfield, a Republican from Crofton, called Beshear a "hypocrite."
"If he would actually step up and do the job he's been elected to do and enforce his own order, we wouldn't have to put this language in this bill," Westefield said.
Beshear has said doctors can determine what counts as an elective procedure and that he hasn't enforced any orders for offices to close.
House Bill 451 would expand Attorney General Cameron's powers and would allow him to seek civil and criminal penalties against abortion providers—a role normally reserved for the state's health cabinet.
The bill also defines abortion as an elective procedure that should be restricted during Kentucky's current state of emergency.
Cameron weighed in on the issue last month, calling for abortion providers to shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement he said that shuttering providers would preserve medical supplies.
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Praise God! Please Ohio, do the same!
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