Committee Approves Abortion Bills

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...The Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee approved two bills Thursday that would place more restrictions on women seeking abortions in Kentucky. One bill would require women to have ultrasounds prior to abortion. The other would clarify existing law by requiring women to have a face-to-face consultation with a physician, licensed nurse, physician's assistant or physician-delegated social worker prior to having an abortion. The ultrasound bill has been proposed for several years and has passed in the Republican-led Senate but has always failed in the Democrat-led House.