"Kentucky Democrats Stage Walkout During Hearing on Nonviable Pregnancy Support Legislation"

Democratic lawmakers in Kentucky walked out of a committee hearing when a GOP-led panel took up a bill to expand access to prebirth and newborn services for pregnant women carrying nonviable fetuses, expected to die before or soon after birth, in a state that bans abortion in such cases. Supporters say the bill would increase access to compassionate care, while opponents argue it's coercive and stigmatizing, aiming to grant personhood status to the unborn. The bill, which requires hospitals to provide perinatal palliative care programs or refer patients to existing ones, now heads to the full House for consideration.