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Kentucky governor vetoes proposed 15-week abortion ban

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during the opening day of the Kentucky State Legislature special session in Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 7, 2021. Democratic Gov. Beshear vetoed a Republican-backed measure on Friday, April 8, 2022, that would ban abortions in Kentucky after 15 weeks of pregnancy and regulate the dispensing of abortion pills. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File) FILE - Abortion-rights supporters protest as the Kentucky Senate debate a bill Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Frankfort, Ky., to put more restrictions on abortion. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a Republican-backed measure on Friday, April 8, that would ban abortions in Kentucky after 15 weeks of pregnancy and regulate the dispensing of abortion pills. (Debby Yetter/Courier Journal via AP, File)
Kentucky governor vetoes proposed 15-week abortion ban