Post by Logan on Jan 19, 2016 20:06:56 GMT -6
FRANKFORT, KY. – A measure that would require women to receive a face-to-face medical consultation before undergoing an abortion advanced out of the Republican Senate on Monday and now heads to the Democratic-led House.
Kentucky law already stipulates that women must receive a briefing a day before an abortion, but many often satisfy the requirement by phone. Senate Bill 4 would mandate that both parties be in the same room.
Sen. Julie Raque Adams, a Republican from Louisville who is sponsoring the bill, argued Monday that women should have a full opportunity to discuss the abortion process with her doctor or a medical designee.
“A recorded message discussing the medical procedure is simply not acceptable,” she said.
Continued at www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-legislature/2016/01/19/informed-consent-abortion-bill-passes-senate/79025224/
Kentucky law already stipulates that women must receive a briefing a day before an abortion, but many often satisfy the requirement by phone. Senate Bill 4 would mandate that both parties be in the same room.
Sen. Julie Raque Adams, a Republican from Louisville who is sponsoring the bill, argued Monday that women should have a full opportunity to discuss the abortion process with her doctor or a medical designee.
“A recorded message discussing the medical procedure is simply not acceptable,” she said.
Continued at www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-legislature/2016/01/19/informed-consent-abortion-bill-passes-senate/79025224/