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Dozens gather to pray over, thank God for Safe Haven Baby Box

By Tessa Redmond GREENVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Western Kentucky’s first Safe Haven Baby Box is officially operational. The Muhlenberg County location, the 114th box installed across the country, was prayed over by nearly 100 community members at a blessing ceremony on Monday, August 1. “Praise the Lord,” said Diana Anderson, executive director of local pregnancyContinue reading “Dozens gather to pray over, thank God for Safe Haven Baby Box”

Ky. Baptist leaders applaud appeals court decision to reinstate abortion trigger law

By Tessa Redmond LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky Baptist Convention leaders rejoiced over a Monday state appeals court decision that overruled an injunction against the state’s trigger abortion ban. The law has been blocked in court, allowing abortions to continue in Kentucky, since late June. “I, like all Kentucky Baptists, am grateful that no abortionsContinue reading “Ky. Baptist leaders applaud appeals court decision to reinstate abortion trigger law”

May abortions rose slightly following clinic re-openings

By Tessa Redmond In May 2022, 377 unborn lives were lost to abortion in Kentucky. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, one of Kentucky’s two abortion providers, facilitated 314 abortions – bringing their 2022 total to 1,572 terminated pregnancies. Planned Parenthood in Louisville provided 63 abortions in May, raising their annual tally to 338 aborted fetuses. BothContinue reading “May abortions rose slightly following clinic re-openings”

After Roe: What happens to abortion access in Kentucky now?

By Tessa Redmond FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) — With the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that topples Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood, the issue of abortion has returned to the states. For Kentucky, that means abortion is no longer an option. “As of this morning, except where the health of the mother is atContinue reading “After Roe: What happens to abortion access in Kentucky now?”

Ky. Baptists, pro-life Kentuckians celebrate Roe overturn

By Tessa Redmond LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) — Pro-life Kentucky leaders are celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health — the Friday ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood, sending the issue of abortion back to the states. “Kentucky Baptists are rejoicing over the Supreme Court’s historic decisionContinue reading “Ky. Baptists, pro-life Kentuckians celebrate Roe overturn”

A staggering 296,035 lives lost to abortion in Kentucky since 1973

Since 1973, when elective abortion was legalized nationwide under the banner of Roe v. Wade, at least 296,035 lives have been lost to abortion in Kentucky, according to information gathered from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services. At least 118,282 Kentucky residents are included in that figure,Continue reading “A staggering 296,035 lives lost to abortion in Kentucky since 1973”

April abortions hit 2022 low following clinic closures

By Tessa Redmond LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – In April 2022, 324 lives were lost to abortion in Kentucky. The figure represents the lowest monthly total reported this year. With the passage of a pro-life omnibus bill in April, abortion access faltered. EMW Women’s Surgical Center and Planned Parenthood in Louisville electively closed, leaving Kentucky without abortionContinue reading “April abortions hit 2022 low following clinic closures”

Pregnancy centers asking for prayer after spikes in violence and vandalism at pro-life ministries

Pregnancy resource centers (PRC) in Kentucky are requesting prayer as numerous pro-life ministries across the United States have become victims of vandalism and arson after a Supreme Court draft decision leaked in May indicated the high court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Pregnancy centers in New York, Virginia, Texas, Oregon and Maryland, a CatholicContinue reading “Pregnancy centers asking for prayer after spikes in violence and vandalism at pro-life ministries”

March abortion total soars to new heights

By Tessa Redmond LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – In March 2022, 474 lives were lost to abortion in Kentucky. It is the highest monthly total reported since the Cabinet for Health and Family Services began publishing abortion data in 2017. Only two months have stepped over the threshold of 400 abortions during that period — JulyContinue reading “March abortion total soars to new heights”

Ky. Baptist leaders: Potential Roe overturn ‘an answer to countless prayers’

Kentucky Baptist leaders are encouraging churches to pray and continue serving women and families facing unplanned pregnancies as the fate of landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance. In a leaked copy of a first draft majority opinion overturning Roe and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, another Supreme Court case that reaffirmed theContinue reading “Ky. Baptist leaders: Potential Roe overturn ‘an answer to countless prayers’”