StaffCommonwealth Policy Center

President Trump has revoked a Biden-era policy that required hospitals to perform emergency abortions when the mother’s life was threatened. On Tuesday of last week the Trump administration said that rule would no longer be enforced. Supporters of the President’s actions argue that the policy actually was a loophole to expand abortion access in states where it was banned. There is real concern to preserve a mother’s life and health in extreme medical circumstances. The good news in Kentucky is that a bill passed last session that spells out life-threatening medical conditions and protects the mother’s life in medical emergencies. House Bill 90 clarifies the definition of a medical emergency-reminding us that abortion is a tragedy, but the mother’s life must also be protected.