Frankfort, KY — Legislation that would make it a felony to perform an abortion based on a fetus’s gender, race, color, national origin or disability received final passage by a vote of 32-4 in the Kentucky Senate. The measure, known as House Bill 5, will now go to the governor’s desk. HB 5 also contains an emergency clause, a provision in a bill that it become effective immediately upon receiving the governor’s signature rather than 90 days after adjournment. HB 5 would also make it a felony, punishable by up to five years in prison, to perform abortions that are prohibited under its provisions. There would be exceptions for medical emergencies involving expecting mothers.