Post by libby on Jan 28, 2016 23:03:23 GMT -6
Frankfort -- Democrats who run the Kentucky House hoped Thursday that they outmaneuvered, at least for now, Republicans who have agitated this winter for floor votes on anti-abortion legislation.
In a surprise meeting of the House Health and Welfare Committee, held in a cramped back office at the Capitol, Democratic leaders unveiled an amended version of the controversial Senate Bill 4, known as the “informed consent bill.”
Originally, SB 4 would have required women to get a face-to-face medical consultation at least 24 hours before an abortion, in some instances requiring women to take time off work and make multiple trips to a clinic in Louisville or Lexington that provides abortions. The new version would let women choose between a face-to-face meeting and a live video chat.
The committee quickly approved the measure. Not long after, the House voted 92 to 3 to pass the rewritten bill and send it back to the Senate. That temporarily removed a politically sensitive wedge issue from House Democrats’ plate in an election year where they are scrambling to hang onto their narrow majority.
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article57157043.html
In a surprise meeting of the House Health and Welfare Committee, held in a cramped back office at the Capitol, Democratic leaders unveiled an amended version of the controversial Senate Bill 4, known as the “informed consent bill.”
Originally, SB 4 would have required women to get a face-to-face medical consultation at least 24 hours before an abortion, in some instances requiring women to take time off work and make multiple trips to a clinic in Louisville or Lexington that provides abortions. The new version would let women choose between a face-to-face meeting and a live video chat.
The committee quickly approved the measure. Not long after, the House voted 92 to 3 to pass the rewritten bill and send it back to the Senate. That temporarily removed a politically sensitive wedge issue from House Democrats’ plate in an election year where they are scrambling to hang onto their narrow majority.
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article57157043.html