FRANKFORT, KY, February 9, 2015 (LifeSiteNews.com) -- A bipartisan majority of Kentucky’s state Senate has voted overwhelmingly in favor of approving a bill requiring abortionists to perform ultrasounds and describe the baby’s development to women seeking abortions before they can perform the procedure.

Abortionists who violate the proposed law would face fines of up to $100,000 for the first offense and up to $250,000 for additional violations.

“Full disclosure is so important to the health of the mother and her baby,” said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville. “Kentucky women deserve no less. … [W]e need to stop chipping away at the right for Kentucky women to receive the healthcare and the answers they deserve.”

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Although the bill had strong support from both parties in the Senate, it is less certain whether it will receive the same warm welcome in the Democrat-led House. While supporters of the legislation say they believe the bill has enough supporters in both parties to easily pass with a full floor vote, it’s uncertain whether the committee charged with evaluating the bill will allow it to go forward. Similar bills have repeatedly passed the Senate in previous years, but have been killed in committee by Democratic house leaders.