LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) — There were no abortions reported to Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services for January and February 2024.
In two emails sent to Kentucky Today, dated March 8 and March 19, a representative for the Cabinet noted there were no records to fulfill Open Records Requests submitted this month, stating: “After a diligent search, the Cabinet determined that it possesses no records responsive to your request. The Cabinet cannot furnish records that do not exist.”
Under Kentucky law, abortions must be reported to the Office of Vital Statistics within three days of the end of the month in which the abortion occurred. Abortion data provided by the Cabinet does not track or report self-managed abortions that happen in the commonwealth.
January and February are the ninth and tenth months, respectively, without reported abortions since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in June 2022, triggering Kentucky’s abortion ban, which has been enforced since August 2022.
All data related to abortions provided in Kentucky are made available to the public through the Open Records Act.
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