Attorney General Daniel Cameron stopped by the Daviess County Courthouse to meet some elected officials about his campaign for governor, along with his plans for the rest of his term such as focusing on his lawsuit against Gov. Andy Beshear regarding abortions.
When Beshear placed a hold on the law that would restrict access to abortions, Cameron opted to sue the administration. This garnered a spokeswoman for Beshear’s Health and Family Services to call the lawsuit “a baseless and blatant political stunt,” according to Courier-Journal.
“Well, protecting life is not a stunt and we are going to continue to stand up and protect the lives of the unborn in the Kentucky Attorney General’s office,” Cameron said Thursday.
Cameron said he chose to sue the HFS, as they would be making the forms that will ultimately implement the law.
As the year continues, Cameron plans to focus on the drug epidemic within the commonwealth. The new Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission is going to be charged with finding ways to overcome the epidemic within the state.
“This epidemic has plagued our people for far too long and that’s whether you’re in Northern Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Central Kentucky or Eastern Kentucky, wherever. We’ve got to get a handle on this,” Cameron said.
He said the opioid settlement dollars will be putting 50% directly into the counties and cities to enable the local figures to make decisions on how to best utilize the funds.
In addition, he hopes to target human trafficking and child abuse within the state as he works with law enforcement agencies to identify signs of both.
In the remainder of his term, he said he plans to continue to fight for the constitutional rights of the citizens of Kentucky.
“Regardless of whether someone protests on our front yard or calls me names, I’m gonna stand up for you because that is what my charge has been as attorney general and that’s what I’m going to continue to do for the remainder of his term,” Cameron said.
