It started out as a bill about freestanding birth centers with bipartisan support, but with the added amendment regarding abortion exceptions.

Democrats largely pulled their support in the waning days of the session.

House Bill 90 drew intense debate.

Our Mackenzie Spink has more on last night's veto override of House bill 90, according to the bill's language.

House Bill 90 clarifies the difference between illegal abortions and medically necessary interventions.

A clarification, supporters say is necessary in light of the state's near-total abortion ban to legally clear the way for physicians to save lives.

However, Democrats from both chambers say this law will muddy the waters, not clear them.

Representative Sarah Stocker sees this measure as a larger political effort to change abortion laws nationally.

We are witnessing a calculated attack on women's health disguised as legislative clarity.

We know that the anti-abortion playbook is to redefine medical terms and to manipulate language, and to erode women's fundamental rights slowly.

This is not just about Kentucky.

It's a national battle.

And every state that codifies this language, every state that accepts this law, brings us closer to a national ban on life saving abortions.

However, not every Democrat oppose the bill.

Floyd County Representative Ashley Tackett Lafferty agrees with her colleagues across the aisle that the clarifying language will save lives as strongly feel we should unequivocally be protecting the life of the mother in these situations.

While very legitimate concerns have been raised by both knowledgeable and compassionate people.

I do genuinely feel that this legislation will help to save lives.

On Monday's Kentucky Tonight, Tamara tomorrow from Planned Parenthood and Adia Wisner of Kentucky Right to Life discussed the specific legal language causing much of the debate around House Bill 90.

The doctors, the same doctors, are telling you now that this isn't going to work, and actually the legal changes on how that they can defend themselves in court are going to make it harder and kill them.

And you're not listening to these guys, because one of the most important things we did here was to make sure reasonable medical was included.

And that makes it objective and is exactly actually what makes it worse for them.

Reasonable medical judgment means the range of conclusions are medical recommendations that a licensed medical practitioner with similar sufficient training and experience may communicate to the patient upon current, available medical evidence.

This is subjective and no longer subjective, and that was a problem before in past law, attorneys that we work with have said that this is going to take away the power of the providers in emergency situations and put it in the hands of judges.

And we have seen it play across the country and specifically in Texas, where providers are not able to defend their choices for abortion care or fight for their patients in the courts.

Another point of contention around this bill is the endorsement, or lack thereof, from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, also known as Acog.

The advocacy chair of the Kentucky chapter of Acog, Doctor Jeffrey Goldberg, worked closely with lawmakers on this bill.

However, the national Acog organization opposes the bill, and opponents claim it doesn't have enough input from Kentucky doctors.

Supporters of the bill feel confident about the medical input received on the measure.

These were articulated by a colleague and Acog or gynecologists and gynecologists are doctors.

So doctors provided tremendous input into House Bill 90.

Grateful for the work that we've done.

We've been questioned as a majority party of what is our position on the life of a mother.

It is so clearly articulated.

We should be very proud of this wonderful legislation.

Now state law.

The sections of House Bill 90 pertaining to abortion exceptions take effect immediately.

For Kentucky edition, I'm Mackenzie Spink.