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Cameron: 'No question' he would back exceptions for rape, incest in Kentucky's abortion ban

FILE - Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron addresses the media following the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, Sept. 23, 2020, in Frankfort, Ky. Cameron's bid for governor won support from Kentucky's largest police union on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. It gives a boost for the current attorney general who led an investigation that yielded no charges against any officers for the death of Breonna Taylor during a botched police raid. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
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FILE - Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron addresses the media following the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, Sept. 23, 2020, in Frankfort, Ky. Cameron's bid for governor won support from Kentucky's largest police union on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. It gives a boost for the current attorney general who led an investigation that yielded no charges against any officers for the death of Breonna Taylor during a botched police raid. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Republican nominee for governor Daniel Cameron says he would back a bill adding exceptions for rape and incest in Kentucky’s strict abortion laws.

Cameron, the state’s attorney general, has touted his support for the state’s near-total ban in the past and used the subject in campaign ads.

But Cameron has, at times, sidestepped specifics on the question of exceptions for rape or incest. The GOP candidate told NewsRadio 840 WHAS Monday that there is “no question” he would sign a bill adding those exceptions to the law.

Asked for clarification by the Herald-Leader, the Cameron campaign said the nominee has “consistently been the pro-life candidate in this race.”

Democrats fired back, saying Cameron has always supported “an all-out” abortion ban and is “scrambling” to reset his campaign.

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