Senate Bill 125 Action Alert

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Senate Bill 125 Action Alert

Oppose additional barriers to women's health services

OPPOSE SB 125 � An Act requiring women to make 2 visits to a clinic to
obtain an abortion.

State Senate Judiciary Committee May Vote on Bill Creating Additional
Barriers to Women's Healthcare

On Thursday, February 16, 8:00 am

The Senate Judiciary Committee may vote on Senate Bill 125, which
would require women, 24 hours prior to an abortion, to receive state
mandated information in-person from a physician, physician assistant,
licensed nurse, or social worker.

This would require a woman to make 2 visits to the clinic, regardless
of where she lives or how far she has to travel. Abortion services
are available only in Louisville and Lexington and this added
requirement � on top of an already mandated waiting period and state
script � will prevent some women from obtaining abortion services at
all, especially those who live far from the two major cities, those in
abusive relationships, and those without financial resources.

ACTION: Please contact your legislator and urge him / her to OPPOSE
SB 125

Call 1-800-372-7181 and leave this message for your legislator: Vote
NO on SB 125; Respect women; Oppose additional barriers to healthcare.
Or you may call 1-502-564-8100 to speak directly to your legislator.

If your State Senator is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee,
please make this contact immediately. If your State Senator is
not on the committee, please make this contact before Tuesday,
February 21.

State Senate Judiciary Committee Members:

Sen. Robert Stivers, R-Manchester

Sen. Katie Stein, R-Southgate

Sen. Carroll Gibson, R-Leitchfield

Sen. Ray S. Jones II, D-Pikeville

Sen. Gerald Neal, D-Louisville

Sen. Jerry Rhoads, D-Madisonville

Sen. Richard "Dick" Roeding

Sen. Ernesto Scorsone, D-Lexington

Sen. Dan Seum, R-Fairdale

Sen. Jack Westwood, R-Crescent Springs

Sen. David Williams, R-Burkesville

To see a list of bills the ACLU of Kentucky is tracking during this
session, visit our website at
http://www.aclu-ky.org/legislative%20updates.html#Legislative%20Updates

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