Category Archives: Abortion Report

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”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Between May and June 2023 four lives were lost to abortion in Kentucky. Each of those abortions was performed on an unmarried Kentucky resident, one of whom was Hispanic and three of whom were “not Hispanic.” Other demographic information, such as age, race, the facility where the abortion was performed, previousContinue reading “May abortions stay low, June confirmed zero on anniversary of state trigger ban enforcement”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – March and April 2023 saw five lives lost to abortion in Kentucky. All abortions were performed under the enforcement of Kentucky’s trigger abortion ban. Under that 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 “2023 abortions in Kentucky peak in March”

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – In 2022, a total of 2,500 lives were lost to abortion in Kentucky. That’s according to records provided by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, which has compiled abortion data reported by providers in compliance with Kentucky law since 2017. The annual total does not factor in self-managed abortions usingContinue reading “2022 abortions dip to new annual low following Roe reversal, trigger abortion ban”