Washington DC – Today, Planned Parenthood Action Kentucky launched a six-figure ad campaign focused on abortion rights issues in Kentucky's 2023 election. The first ad, “Wrong,” “Control,” and “Bans,” highlights gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron's support for Kentucky's total abortion ban, with no exceptions for rape and incest. He expressed a desire to have the state prosecute doctors and nurses for providing essential medical care. and his eagerness to ban funding for contraception.
A majority of Kentuckians support access to abortion. Last year, voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have amended Kentucky's constitution to explicitly state that it would not protect abortion rights. And recent polling shows that a majority of Kentuckians (62%) oppose banning abortion in all cases.
Statement from Tamara Wieder, Kentucky Planned Parenthood Operations Director:
“Abortion is a winning issue in Kentucky. Since the Dobbs decision, we have seen voters speak out and reject the Second Amendment to ensure that politicians make decisions about their bodies, their families, and their health care. We've seen nurses and doctors make it clear that they don't want to be prosecuted for doing their jobs. But anti-abortion politicians like Daniel Cameron are not listening. Instead, he continues to attack our reproductive freedom and threatens to further erode access to basic health care.
“This is a pivotal moment for abortion rights in our state, which is why we are working hard to ensure voters know exactly where the candidates stand and what is at stake this November. We're making a historic investment. We're meeting Kentuckians where they are, on their phones, online, on YouTube, on social media. Radical anti-abortion candidates are making these You should take the first ad as a warning: If you come for the rights of Kentuckians, they will come for you at the polls.”
Family Planning Action Kentucky, with support from the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, will run more ads and join the conversation through traditional organizing tactics through campaigning, phone calls and text banking through Election Day, November 7th. By doing so, we continue to hold candidates accountable. The purchases are a significant increase from the 2019 cycle, when the group ran paid ads supporting reproductive health advocates and anti-abortion politicians, including Gov. Matt Bevin.
