New Ky. pregnancy center receives 3D ultrasound machine from sister center
OWENTON, Ky. (KT) – It’s a story of answered prayers. Hope Lives Pregnancy Center, a fledgling ministry birthed by Kentucky Baptists in Owen County, is nearing a spring opening date, and a sister pregnancy center has played a role in equipping Hope Lives for effective ministry. Kelli Carper, a registered nurse and the executive director…
Kentucky is abortion-free two months into 2024
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…
U.S. abortions top the 1M marker in 2023 for first time in over decade
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – The Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion research and policy organization, released new data Tuesday demonstrating a spike in overall abortions provided nationwide and a continuing upward trend in the use of medication to terminate pregnancies last year. More than 1 million abortions in 2023 An estimated 1,026,690 abortions were provided within the…
16 lives lost to abortion in 2023 as Kentucky settles into post-Roe era
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – In 2023, 16 lives were lost to abortion in Kentucky. A post-Roe abortion ban and heartbeat law in the commonwealth prohibit pregnancy terminations under all circumstances except where the life and health of the mother is at risk. The exception allows physicians to perform an abortion if he or she decides, within…
West Union Association churches explore partnership with Paducah PRC
PADUCAH, Ky. (KT) – Pastors and ministry leaders representing churches from the West Union Baptist Association explored a key ministry partnership opportunity on Monday (Feb. 5). Hope Unlimited Family Care Center, a pregnancy resource center and prenatal clinic in Paducah, hosted the Luncheon & Open House event, an effort birthed by the Friends of Life KY…
Kentucky pro-life leaders oppose bills that would re-legalize some abortions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) — At least three bills have been filed in the 2024 session of the Kentucky General Assembly that would roll back Kentucky’s current abortion ban, and pro-life leaders are calling on lawmakers to reject them. On Wednesday, Rep. Lindsey Burke, D-Lexington, along with other abortion advocates announced the filing of two pro-abortion…
Luncheon, open house to connect KBC churches with west Ky. pregnancy resource center
PADUCAH, Ky. (KT) – A lunch-and-learn event is seeking to forge partnerships between churches and Hope Unlimited Family Care Center, a pregnancy center and prenatal clinic in western Kentucky. The Friends of Life Luncheon & Open House is a project birthed by Friends of Life, a Kentucky Baptist Convention initiative formed to mobilize Kentucky Baptists…
Kentucky March for Life draws hundreds to state Capitol
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Pro-life supporters from across Kentucky and beyond converged in Frankfort for the Kentucky March for Life on Tuesday, undeterred by rain and chilly temperatures. “Today we’re celebrating,” said Addia Wuchner, executive director of the event’s sponsor, Kentucky Right to Life. “We’re celebrating the laws, and the lives that have been saved…
More than 297K lives lost to abortion in Kentucky since 1973
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Monday marked 51 years since the Supreme Court established a right to elective abortion nationwide under the banner of Roe v. Wade. It is also two days shy of 19 months since the high court gutted their earlier decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, returning the issue of abortion legality to the states. Under the…
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