LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Thursday morning news conference called by the General Assembly’s Pro-life caucus to “dispel misinformation” about an abortion amendment on the ballot in November contributed to the spread of more misinformation.
Standing in front of roughly 25 members of the General Assembly’s Pro-Life caucus in Frankfort, Republican Rep. Nancy Tate, caucus chair and abortion ban supporter, said a “massive misinformation campaign” run by opponents of Constitutional Amendment No. 2 is “scaring Kentucky’s women.”
Tate was referencing the campaign to defeat the amendment run by Protect Kentucky Access, a group that has raised more than $5.2 million in donations — $2.2 million of which has come in the last two weeks, according to campaign finance filings. That’s compared to the roughly $952,000 raised by the competing campaign, Yes For Life, which Tate and her caucus support.
