Call Now to Support Ultrasound Bill
Citizens are urged to call their legislators in Frankfort in an effort to forestall a backroom decision to kill a bill that would require abortionists to allow a woman seeking an abortion to see an ultrasound of her developing baby before going through the procedure. Senate Bill 38 passed its Senate committee on Jan. 14 and was approved by the full Senate with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 32-4 last week. The bill must now be assigned to a House committee for consideration but rumors persist that House leadership intends to kill the bill by sending it to a committee with a chairman that favors abortion. Similar legislation has been derailed in the same way for the past two years.
Citizens interested in having their voices heard on this issue should call the General Assembly's legislative message line at 1-800-372-7181 toll free. Just leave a message with the receptionist. You do not have to talk to a legislator and the receptionist will help you if you do not know who your representative is. Your message can be as simple as "Pass SB 38, the ultrasound bill."
A rally to support the ultrasound bill brought an enthusiastic crowd to the state capitol building rotunda Wednesday. Here's the story from The Courier-Journal of Louisville:
FRANKFORT, Ky. — An enthusiastic crowd filled the Capitol Rotunda Wednesday to show opposition to abortion and support for a bill that would require women seeking the procedure to undergo an ultrasound.
“Senate Bill 38 is a very important bill,’’ said Sen. Elizabeth Tori, R-Radcliff, the bill’s sponsor.
She urged those at the Kentucky Right Life Rally to call lawmakers in support of the measure, which also would require a woman seeking an abortion to meet with a health professional 24 hours beforehand for counseling.
“It has a long way to go yet,’’ Tori said of the bill, which passed the Senate Jan. 25 and is pending in the House Health and Welfare Committee, where a similar bill died last year on a tie vote.
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