Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions

Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Legislation aimed at easing Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest was introduced Monday in the GOP-dominated House, as lawmakers wrangle with an issue at the forefront of last year’s campaign for governor. Republican state Rep. Ken Fleming filed the measure on the last … Read more