The law does not include exceptions for rape or incest. Beshear said in a veto letter signed Friday that the legislation was “probably unconstitutional”. The bill, he said, “requires non-surgical physicians to maintain hospital privileges geographically close to the site of the operation. The Supreme Court has ruled that such requirements are unconstitutional as it makes it impossible for women, including a child.” who is a victim of rape or incest, in order to succeed in a process in certain areas of the state “. The law will also amend the law on abortion minors so that only a treating physician, not a representative, can obtain written consent and require the consenting parent or legal guardian “has made a reasonable effort to inform “any other parent with joint or physical custody at least 48 hours before giving consent. Samuel Crankshaw, communications director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, said in a statement Friday that the bill “introduces politics into medicine, aggressively puts science aside in health care, and threatens the well-being of Kentucky residents.” “House Bill 3 has nothing to do with improving patient safety; it’s just another way for Kentucky extremist politicians to advance their political agenda at the expense of the lives of their constituents,” Crankshaw added. Despite Besiar’s action, the state General Assembly could overturn the veto next week with a “constitutional majority of 51 votes in the House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Senate,” Crankshaw said. Last month, the GOP-led Senate voted 29-0 in favor of the bill and amended the bill to include a 15-week ban. The same day, the Republican-controlled state legislature approved the measure 74-19. The governor, who could have chosen to allow the bill to become law without signing it, has vetoed abortion legislation in the past. Beshear had previously told reporters that he would “consider every” bill, and in response to a question about abortion bills pending in mid-March, the governor said he believed “health care decisions should be between of a patient and his doctor “. The veto follows a recent upheaval in government measures to restrict access to abortion across the country. Last month, Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Duchess signed into law a 15-week ban on most abortions in the state, similar to Mississippi before the U.S. Supreme Court, and Republican Gov. In Idaho, he signed into law a bill that would further restrict access to medical abortions in the state. follows the controversial Texas law that allows individuals to enforce restrictions with lawsuits. CNN’s Rachel Janfaza and Veronica Stracqualursi contributed to this report.
