KY Democrats walk out over bill urging women with nonviable pregnancies not to get abortions

Source: msn Lexington Herald-Leader




Alex Acquisto, Lexington Herald-Leader
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..............Under House Bill 467, or the “Love Them Both Part II Act” from Rep. Nancy Tate, R-Brandenburg, all hospitals, birthing centers, maternal fetal medicine providers and midwives “shall provide or make referrals to a perinatal palliative care program, or perinatal palliative care support services” if one of their patient’s pregnancies is nonviable.

This program, according to Tate and the bill language, is to offer “alternatives to pregnancy termination.”

Just as Tate was approaching the table during the House Standing Committee on Health Services meeting to introduce her bill, Democratic Reps. Lindsey Burke, Adrielle Camuel and Rachel Roarx stood up and quietly walked out.

In the hallway, Burke said she opposes the bill because it “specifically calls out women who are choosing to terminate a pregnancy and discourages that. Everything in her bill is available to suffering parents. When you experience this, the hospital offers services just like the ones she proposed, so she’s not giving us anything new, she’s just taking away from what we already have.”

Burke said the bill was “an insult to grieving parents everywhere” and added, “we have a duty today to step up, step out and refresh the narrative.”

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As Kentucky State Rep. Nancy Tate (R) introduces her bill to persuade women with nonviable pregnancies to not seek abortion care and carry them to term, Reps. Racheal Roarx (D), Lindsey Burke (D) and Adrielle Camuel (D) walk out in protest.

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