Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, left, and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron shake hands at a gubernatorial debate at Northern Kentucky University, in Highland Heights, Ky., Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.
Kentucky Attorney General and Republican candidate for Governor Daniel Cameron smiles before the start of his rally during a stop on his statewide bus tour, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in London, Ky. From a reelection bid for governor in Kentucky to a statewide ballot measure in Ohio to state legislative elections in Virginia, access to abortion has been a frequent topic in campaign debates and advertising, as it has since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in June last year overturning Roe vs. Wade.Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear seeks a second term in a heavily Republican state Donald Trump carried twice.
The measure would establish the right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions” on matters including abortion, contraception and fertility treatment. It would also allow for abortions to be banned once it has been established that the fetus can survive outside of the womb, unless a physician determines that continuing with the pregnancy would endanger the patient’s “life or health.”
Reeves was first elected in 2019 with 52% of the vote. Both chambers of the state legislature are also up for election.
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