Republican Governor Of Alabama Hospitalized

The republican governor of Alabama has been hospitalized.

Governor Kay Ivey has been hospitalized after suffering pain on the left side of her body.

Afte being evaluated it was revealed fluid had built up in Ivey’s lung.

CBS 42 reported more on Ivey’s current health status:

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is recovering in the hospital after undergoing a procedure to remove fluid that was pushing against one of her lungs.

Ivey, 81, underwent a procedure at Baptist South in Montgomery Tuesday afternoon and is currently recovering in the hospital, where she is expected to stay for a few days.

Gov. Ivey’s health has been a talking point for years
On Tuesday night, Ivey spokesperson Gina Maiola released the following statement:

“For the last three weeks, Governor Kay Ivey has experienced some discomfort in her left side. After monitoring the pain and recently feeling slightly short-of-breath, she made the decision to be seen again by her primary care physician earlier today. After he recommended she be evaluated by a surgeon at Baptist Medical Center South, it was determined there was some fluid pushing against her lung.

“While it was not emergent, Governor Ivey wanted to get the procedure done as soon as possible so she can quickly get back to 100% to wrap up the 2026 Regular Session. This afternoon, the governor successfully underwent a minor procedure at Baptist South to remove that fluid. Out of an abundance of caution, she will be monitored at Baptist South in the coming days.

“We are in touch with Governor Ivey, and she says she is determined to make a very speedy and full recovery.”

🚨New: Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has been hospitalized following a minor procedure, according to her office.

The 81-year-old Governor will be monitored at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery “in the coming days” out of an abundance of caution, a spokesperson said. pic.twitter.com/FHbTPpz7MR

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Recently Ivey has made headline after commuting the sentence of a man who was convicted of felony murder:

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Charles “Sonny” Burton to life without parole. #Dateline producer Dan Slepian has more: https://t.co/jEH0ezDeGa

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NBC News reported more on the commutation:

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted on Tuesday the death sentence of Charles “Sonny” Burton to life without parole, saying his execution, which was set for Thursday, would be “unjust.”

In 1991, Burton was one of six men involved in the robbery of an AutoZone store in Talladega that ended with the murder of a customer, Doug Battle; Burton did not pull the trigger in the killing.

“Doug Battle was brutally murdered by Derrick DeBruce while shopping in an auto parts store. But DeBruce was ultimately sentenced to life without parole. Charles Burton did not shoot the victim, did not direct the triggerman to shoot the victim and had already left the store by the time the shooting occurred. Yet Mr. Burton was set to be executed while DeBruce was allowed to live out his life in prison,” Ivey said in a statement.

“I cannot proceed in good conscience with the execution of Mr. Burton under such disparate circumstances. I believe it would be unjust for one participant in this crime to be executed while the participant who pulled the trigger was not,” she said.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall expressed disappointment in a statement first to NBC News.

“There has never been any doubt that Sonny Burton has Douglas Battle’s blood on his hands,” he said.