Category Archives: Abortion Report

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, withinContinue reading “16 lives lost to abortion in 2023 as Kentucky settles into post-Roe era”

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 theContinue reading “More than 297K lives lost to abortion in Kentucky since 1973”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – After two months free of legal abortions reported to the state, two pregnancy terminations were performed in Kentucky in November 2023. Under Kentucky law, abortions are permitted to protect the life and health of the mother. The exception allows physicians to perform an abortion if he or she decides, within “reasonableContinue reading “2 abortions reported in Kentucky during November 2023”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – There were no abortions reported to Kentucky’s Cabinet of Health and Family Services for October 2023. In an email to Kentucky Today, a representative for the Cabinet noted that there were no records to fulfill an Open Records request submitted in November, stating: “After a diligent search, the Cabinet determined thatContinue reading “October another month without abortions to report in Kentucky”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – There were no abortions reported to Kentucky’s Cabinet of Health and Family Services for September 2023. In an email to Kentucky Today, a representative for the Cabinet noted that there were no records to fulfill an Open Records Request submitted in October, stating: “After a diligent search, the Cabinet determined thatContinue reading “No abortions reported in Kentucky during September”

Editor’s Note: In a story published March 16, an abortion procedure was incorrectly listed as an “ectopic rejection.” Inquiries with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Department of Public Health confirmed data provided by the state was incorrect; the procedure was an “ectopic resection” and the following report has been updated toContinue reading “CORRECTION: First abortions reported in Ky. since October 2022”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services reported that two abortions were performed in August 2023. At least one was an ectopic pregnancy removal. Under Kentucky law, abortions are permitted to protect the life and health of the mother. The exception allows physicians to perform an abortion if he or sheContinue reading “Ectopic pregnancy removal among August abortions reported in Kentucky”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – There were no abortions reported to Kentucky’s Cabinet of Health and Family Services for July 2023. In an email to Kentucky Today, a representative for the Cabinet noted that there were no records responsive to an Open Records Request submitted in August, stating: “The Cabinet’s Office of Vital Statistics has notedContinue reading “No abortions recorded in Kentucky this July”