Abortion bill discussion begins

Anti-abortion lawmakers in Kentucky hope to pass a "pro-life omnibus bill" in 2022.

It's one bill that tackles several different abortion-related topics.

KENTUCKYLAWMAKERS HAVETAKEN UP SEVERALABORTION-RELATEDDURING THELEGISLATIVESESSION.AND NEXT YEAR, THETREND WILLCONTINUE.LARRYBUT THIS TIME,THEY'RE COMBININGSEVERAL DIFFERENTABORTION RELATEDISSUES INTO ONE BIGBILL.AND TODAY, THEYGOT A HEAD STARTDISCUSSING IT.LEX 18'S POLITICALREPORTERKAROLINA BUCZEKHAS THE STORY.KAROLINAEVERY YEAR HERE INFRANKFORT,THERE'S A NEW BILLTHAT DEALS WITHABORTION THATGETS A LOT OFPEOPLE FIRED UP.TODAY, LAWMAKERSGAVE A PREVIEW OFWHAT NEXT YEAR'SIS GOING TO LOOKLIKE AND THAT ONEIS A BIG ONE.23:17:36 NAT:"THANK YOU VERYMUCH FOR THEOPPORTUNITY TOPRESENT TODAY.":39REPRESENTATIVENANCY TATE...ONEOF THE LAWMAKERSWORKING ON THEBILL...HAS NOTRELEASED IT TO THEPUBLIC YET.

BUT ATTODAY'SMEETING...SHEREVEALED SOME OFTHE KEY FACTORSOF THE BILL.IT "BOLSTERS THEREQUIREMENTS"OR F"AN ABORTION ON AMINOR."THE BILL ALSOPROHIBITS CHEMICALABORTION DRUGS TOBE SENT BY MAIL,GOVERNS THEDISPOSAL OF FETALREMAINS, BANSPUBLIC FUNDINGFOR GROUPS THATPEFORM OR REFERABORTIONS, AND AFEW OTHER THINGS.YOU MAY BETHINKING THAT'S ALOT OF DIFFERENTASPECTS IN ONEBILL.

AND THAT'STRUE.

THIS IS ANOMNIBUSBILL...MEANING ITTACKLES SEVERALDIFFERENTABORTION RELATEDTOPICS ALL IN ONEMEASURE.

THE BILL'SSPONSOR SAYS IT'SAN EFFORT TO SAVETIME DURING A BUSYLEGISLATIVESESSION.26:02 WE WANT TOMAKE SURE THATAS THE STATE OFKENTUCKY, AS THECOMMONWEALTHOF KENTUCKY, WECONTINUE TOPROTECT THE LIFEOF THE MOTHERAND THE BABY INTHESE MEDICALPREDOCURES."26:10AND SHE SAYS THATIS THE PRIMARYGOAL OF THE BILL.27:17 "IT'SACTUALLYPROTECTING THEHEALTH OF THEMOTHER AND THEBABY AS WELL.

WEWANT TO MAKESURE THAT PEOPLEARE AWARE - ANDI'M QUITE AWARE -THAT THE BABY'SLIFE IS IMPORTANTTOO." 27:27BUT LAPNNEDPARENTHOOD SEESTHINGSDIFFERENTLY.

THEGROUPS SAYS THISBILL IS MAKING ITEVEN MOREDIFFICULT TO GET ALEGAL ABORTION.22:40 "THIS BILL ISAIMING TORESTRICT ACCESSTO ABORTION EVENFURTHER THAN WEHAVE ALREADYFACED INKENTUCKY.

IT ISJUST FURTHERINTRODUCINGHURDLES, MAKINGIT HARDER FORPEOPLE TO ACCESSCARE - ESPECIALLYHARDER FORTHOSE WHO AREMOSTVULNERABLE." 22:55THE GROUP ALSOHAS ISSUES WITHSOME OF THEINFORMATION BEINGPRESENTED IN THEBILL.

FOR EXAMPLE,TAKE THE CHEMICALABORTIONCOMPONENT.PLANNEDPARENTHOOD SAYSTHE BILL MAKES ITSEEM LIKE YOU CANORDER ABORTIONDRUGS STRAIGHT TOYOUR HOME...ANDTHAT'S NOT HOWTHAT WORKS.

THEGROUP SAYS THATDRUG MUST BETAKEN WITH ADOCTOR'SSUPERVISION.SO PLANNEDPARENTHOOD SAYSTHIS BILL IS FEARMONGERING ABOUTLEGAL ABORTIONS.25:06 "THIS IS SAFE,LEGALHEALTHCARE STILLIN THECOMMONWEALTHAND ACCURATEINFORMATION ISVITAL." 25:11SO THIS ONE BIG BILLIS SURE TO STIR UPONE BIGCONVERSATIONNEXT YEAR.

INFRANKFORT,KAROLINA BUCZEK.LEX 18 NEWS.WE KNOW THIS IS A