FLORENCE, Ky. — Speaking to the Rotary Club of Florence on Monday, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) said the Supreme Court made the right decision in overturning Roe v. Wade.

“Let me just say, precedent is important — it is important — but sometimes, precedent is wrong,” he said.

McConnell applauded that decision and others this month, including the one overturning gun restrictions in New York and the one siding with a high school football coach who was fired for leading the team in prayer. 

“All of these, I think, are landmark decisions,” McConnell told the crowd. “Decisions, I think, rendered by men and women who believe the job of judge is to follow the law.”

Washington lawmakers have already started talking about abortion regulations on both sides of the debate, although McConnell said that isn’t likely.  

“Any such measure would require 60 votes in the Senate,” he said. “Neither side on this issue has had 60 in my memory.”

And that means it’ll be up to the states to decide. Kentucky already had a law on the books that banned abortion if Roe was overturned.

“As you just heard me say, I think the Supreme Court has issued opinions that are consistent with the law and the constitution, and people should feel good about that,” McConnell said following the speech.

Kentucky’s law only allows abortion if it could save the life of the mother, but critics say it’ll still harm women seeking medical care.

Spectrum News asked McConnell about those concerns.

“Look, there are sensitive views on both sides of this issue, but what the Supreme Court has, in effect, done, is give this issue to the Democratic process,” McConnell said. “And it will play out — all aspects of it, including the one you just asked — at the state level.”