In recent weeks, Attorney General Cameron has tried to clarify his stance on Kentucky's abortion ban.

This week, he said he would sign a bill providing exemptions to the ban for victims of rape and incest if the courts require him to do so.

The man who wants his current job, former U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman, told Spectrum News one he is in favor of those exemptions.

I also believe and feel very strongly that these women that are pregnant via rape and incest, these are crime victims.

These are crime victims, first and foremost.

And just like reaching a plea agreement, an aggressive plea agreement in a child exploitation case so as to keep the victim from going to court and retraumatizing that victim, we would retraumatize these women by forcing them to have a child that was that was conceived out of rape or out of incest.

So while I will enforce the law as passed by the General Assembly, that's the job.

I am pro-life, but I support the exceptions for rape and for incest to not retraumatize these women.

And I would ask, calling the general Assembly to take a hard look at that issue.

Coleman is a Republican.

He is opposed by Democrat Pamela Stephenson, a member of the Kentucky General Assembly.

She posted this about Attorney General Cameron and Russell Coleman on ex formerly known as Twitter.

Quote, Our current AG and my opponent continue to attack women's rights to make their own health care choices.

I will always support a woman's right to choose and make the health care choices that are best for her and her family, unquote.

Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates is also reacting to Russell Coleman's remarks.

State director Tamara Wieder put out this statement to quote, Russell Coleman, just like Daniel Cameron is talking out of both sides of his mouth.

Here are the facts.

Coleman answered yes to every question.

The Kentucky Right to Life Victory PAC put out in order to receive their endorsement.

And he backed the 2022 constitutional amendment that Kentucky voters defeated.

Neither include exceptions for rape and incest survivors.

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