¶ Abortion
¶ Mills Sponsored Extreme Anti-Choice Bills As Co-Chair Of The Pro-Life Caucus
Mills Was Co-Chair Of The Pro-Life Caucus. According to an op-ed in The Lexington Herald-Leader, “As co-chairs of the Kentucky General Assembly’s bipartisan Pro-Life Caucus, we rejoice in this transformational victory.” [Robby Mills and Nancy Tate - Lexington Herald-Leader, 6/30/22]
2019: Mills Introduced A Bill To Require Doctors To Tell Abortion Patients That A Medical Abortion Can Be Reversed. According to WKRC, “Kentucky State Sen. Robby Mills is the sponsor behind a Senate Bill 50. It would require doctors and providers to tell a woman she can reverse a medically induced abortion if she wants after taking the first of the two pills before they prescribe the pills. ‘This does not keep anyone from having a chemical abortion. It's just giving them information that if they have regrets or want to change their mind, that it is reversible before the second pill is taken,’ Mills said.” [WKRC, 2/22/19]
- An ACLU Spokesperson Said The Bill Was “Ideologically Driven” And A “Blatant Attempt To Deceive Patients.” According to WKRC, “The abortion pill is two pills that you can take up to 48 hours apart that will cause an abortion. Planned Parenthood said it's effective 90 to 98 percent of the time depending on how far along the pregnancy is. ‘We want people that are receiving abortion care here in Kentucky to receive information that's based on research and based on science. Not any scripts or unsupported claims that are ideologically driven and not medically driven,’ Amber Duke, the communications director of the ACLU of Kentucky said. ‘We just think that this is a blatant attempt to deceive patients and push an anti-abortion agenda.’” [WKRC, 2/22/19]
2019: Mills Supported A Bill To Report All Prescriptions For Medication Abortion. According to The Lexington Herald-Leader, “Require doctors to report all prescriptions for abortion drugs, such as RU-486, to to the state Vital Statistics Branch, which will publish an annual report online showing how many prescriptions were written. The data would not identify patients or doctors. Medication abortion has become a more frequent choice for women in the United States since it was approved for use in 2000, even as surgical abortions have declined. Bill sponsors said they don’t believe anyone is collecting all of the data on these drugs. ‘I believe in accurate reporting of all abortions that are occurring in Kentucky,’ state Sen. Robby Mills, R-Henderson, told the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection on Thursday. The committee approved the bill.” [Lexington Herald-Leader, 1/10/19]
2018: Mills Co-Sponsored A Bill To Require Doctors To Provide An Ultrasound Prior To An Abortion. In January 2018, Mills co-sponsored a bill “to require a physician or qualified technician to provide a written medical description of images depicted during a required ultrasound prior to an abortion.” [HB 103, 1/4/18]
¶ Mills Celebrated The Overturn Of Roe V. Wade And Called For A Constitutional Amendment Banning Abortion In Kentucky
Mills Said “We Rejoice In This Transformational Victory” After Roe V. Wade Was Overturned. According to an op-ed in The Lexington Herald-Leader, “For nearly 50 years, pro-life Americans have prayed, worked and legislated to overturn the heartbreaking decision of Roe v. Wade. These people of courage and perseverance have given witness to the humanity of the most vulnerable. At last, the U.S. Supreme Court has blotted out one of our nation’s most grievous errors and recognized the dignity of every child, including the unborn. This moment has set our country on a new course. As co-chairs of the Kentucky General Assembly’s bipartisan Pro-Life Caucus, we rejoice in this transformational victory. It’s a testament to the faith and dedication of pro-life leaders and advocates who have stood firm in communities, churches and voting booths across our Commonwealth. We have shown that Kentucky proudly supports the unborn, as well as their mothers and families, at every stage.” [Robby Mills and Nancy Tate - Lexington Herald-Leader, 6/30/22]
Mills Said “It’s Only The Beginning” And “Kentucky Has The Chance To Lead” In Anti-Choice Legislation. According to an op-ed in The Lexington Herald-Leader, “But we also know our work is not at an end. It’s only the beginning. Now, the debate over the sanctity of life will take place in states across the country. Kentucky has the chance to lead, and it will take every single pro-life voter to do it.” [Robby Mills and Nancy Tate - Lexington Herald-Leader, 6/30/22]
Mills Called For A “Pro-Life Constitutional Amendment” In Kentucky. According to an op-ed in The Lexington Herald-Leader, “This November, Kentuckians have the opportunity to pass a Pro-Life Constitutional Amendment. It will make clear there is no right to an abortion or the funding for abortions in our Commonwealth’s Constitution. It’s called the Yes for Life Amendment, and it’s a necessary protection against the dark-money groups, abortion advocates and activist judges who want to put their own politics above the will of the people.” [Robby Mills and Nancy Tate - Lexington Herald-Leader, 6/30/22]
¶ Anti-Abortion Endorsements
2019: Mills Was Awarded The “Friend Of Life” Award By The Commonwealth Policy Center. According to Owensboro Times, “Kentucky State Senator Matt Castlen (R-Owensboro) was given the ‘Friend of Life’ Award by the Commonwealth Policy Center (CPC) Thursday for sponsoring the Fetal Heartbeat Bill in the 2019 General Assembly session. […] The CPC is a nonprofit public policy organization that works to strengthen their values of life, marriage, religious liberty and fiscal responsibility. The organization also gave Friend of Life awards Thursday to Rep. Melinda Prunty (15th district) and Rep. Robby Mills (11th district) for their roles in sponsoring HB 5 and HB 148.” [Owensboro Times, 4/26/19]
2018: Mills Was Endorsed By Kentucky Right To Life.
[Kentucky Right To Life, 2018 General Election PAC Alert, Viewed 7/18/23]