FRANKFORT — With virtually no comment, the state Senate passed two bills Wednesday that could make it more complicated to obtain an abortion.

        One bill, sponsored by Sen. Jack Westwood, R-Erlanger, would allow pharmacists to refuse to dispense any abortion drug. Mr. Westwood said the legislation is similar to laws that allow doctors and nurses to refuse to participate in abortion procedures if they object on moral grounds. It passed 36-2.

        The other bill, sponsored by Sen. Katie Stine, R-Fort Thomas, would require women to obtain information about abortion procedures 24 hours in advance and in person. The so-called informed-consent law was passed in 1998, but the Board of Medical Licensure said the required information is required could be provided by videotape or other means.

        The legislation would require a face-to-face meeting in an “individual, private setting,” Ms. Stine said. The bill passed 32-4.

        Both bills now go to the House.

        The pharmacist legislation is Senate Bill 109. The bill on abortion information is Senate Bill 151.

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