KING 5 asked the top candidates if they support Governor Jay Inslee’s new directive and if they would change any abortion laws in the state.
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday Governor Jay Inslee issued a directive requiring the State Department of Health to affirm that hospitals in Washington are legally required to provide emergency abortion services.
This directive comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case deciding whether Idaho’s strict abortion ban prevents doctors in emergency rooms from performing abortions when a pregnant woman faces dangerous complications.
Washington state law states that abortions are allowed up until fetal viability, which is
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