Abortion
“Beshear supports access to abortion and Roe v. Wade. One month after he took office as governor, his administration gave Planned Parenthood permission to provide abortions at its Louisville clinic, making it the second facility in Kentucky to offer abortions. In April 2020, Beshear vetoed a bill that would have allowed Attorney General Daniel Cameron to suspend abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic and exercise more power regulating clinics that offer abortions. He was endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice America, an abortion-rights group, and is supported by Planned Parenthood.
“In 2021, Beshear allowed a born-alive bill to become law, without his signature, requiring doctors to provide medical care for any infant born alive, including those born alive due to a failed abortion procedure.” (Wikipedia)
Here was where Beshear was during the Covid-19 draconian government measures:
COVID-19
“Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky
"On March 25, 2020, Beshear declared a state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic. He encouraged business owners to require customers to wear face coverings, while indoors. He also banned "mass gatherings,” including protests but not normal gatherings at shopping malls and libraries; constitutional law professor Floyd Abrams and lawyer John Langford opined that Beshear's order was inappropriate, as it violated public protests' special protected status under the First Amendment. (Wikipedia)
“In August 2020, Beshear signed an executive order releasing inmates from overcrowded prisons and jails, in an effort to slow the virus's spread. The Kentucky Department of Information and Technology Services Research and Statistics found that over 48% of the 1,704 inmates released committed a crime within a year of their release and that a third of those were felonies.
“Beshear was criticized for not calling the Kentucky General Assembly into a special session (a power only the governor has) in order to work with state representatives to better address the needs of their constituents during the pandemic. In November 2020, the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Beshear's emergency executive orders. In late November 2020, Beshear imposed new restrictions to further slow the spread of COVID-19, including closing all indoor service for restaurants and bars, restricting in-person learning at schools, limiting occupancy at gyms, and limiting social gatherings. House Speaker David Osborne and Senate President Robert Stivers criticized Beshear for failing to consult the legislature before making his decisions.