Reproductive Justice
Senate Bill Number:
9
Senate Bill 9 states that a baby born alive should not be put to death (a situation that the sponsor admits has not occurred in Kentucky).
Bill Sponsor(s):
Sen. Whitney Westerfield
The purpose of SB 9 seems to be to "shame and ostracize patients and healthcare providers … [and use] inflammatory rhetoric to make physicians who provide abortion care appear criminal." (ACLU-KY analysis).
SB 9 was fast-tracked by Republicans and passed by the Senate 32-4 and the House 76-18 in the first week of January. It became law with Gov. Andy Beshear's signature. Because it has an emergency clause, it goes into effect immedicately.
KFTC's Position:
KFTC Opposes
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