LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky Right to Life, a pro-life organization on the frontlines of efforts to install Safe Haven Baby Boxes across the state, announced Thursday that posters displaying a hotline number for mothers in crisis will be posted in Kentucky high schools. House Bill 272—legislation that requires the hotline number be displayed inContinue reading “Safe Haven Baby Box hotline number will be displayed in Kentucky high schools”
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Judge dismisses challenge to Kentucky’s abortion ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – A circuit court judge on Friday dismissed a challenge to Kentucky’s abortion ban brought by three Jewish women in late 2022, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing because their alleged injuries caused by state laws were “hypothetical.” Lisa Sobel, Jessica Kalb and Sarah Baron, all residents of Louisville, brought the case.Continue reading “Judge dismisses challenge to Kentucky’s abortion ban”
Judge rejects move to dismiss buffer zone lawsuit
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – A two-year-old lawsuit challenging a buffer zone outside a Kentucky abortion clinic is moving forward despite an effort to dismiss the case. The legal battle predates both the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision that repealed Roe v. Wade and the enforcement of Kentucky’s abortion ban, and centers around the constitutionality of a 2021 LouisvilleContinue reading “Judge rejects move to dismiss buffer zone lawsuit”
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-abortionContinue reading “Kentucky pro-life leaders oppose bills that would re-legalize some abortions”
Bill seeking abortion access exceptions for victims of rape and incest, nonviable pregnancy filed in Senate
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A bill that would provide limited exceptions to Kentucky’s abortion ban was introduced Tuesday by Senate Minority Whip David Yates, D-Louisville. “Hadley’s Law” — named for the Owensboro rape survivor and advocate featured in Gov. Andy Beshear’s campaign ads last fall — is seeking abortion access for survivors of rape andContinue reading “Bill seeking abortion access exceptions for victims of rape and incest, nonviable pregnancy filed in Senate”
Kentuckian drops lawsuit against state’s abortion ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Jane Doe, the plaintiff who challenged Kentucky’s abortion ban in court earlier this month, dropped her case Sunday. The move comes four days after attorneys for the pregnant woman said her embryo no longer had a heartbeat. In Sunday’s filing, lawyers said the plaintiffs — which include Planned Parenthood Great Northwest,Continue reading “Kentuckian drops lawsuit against state’s abortion ban”
Lawmakers address misconceptions about Kentucky’s pro-life laws
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A group of Kentucky lawmakers joined the Commonwealth Policy Center (CPC) at the Capitol on Thursday to address concerns surrounding the state’s pro-life laws. Richard Nelson, executive director of the CPC, said the legislature has worked to pass laws that restore “a sanctity of life ethic in the commonwealth of Kentucky,Continue reading “Lawmakers address misconceptions about Kentucky’s pro-life laws”
Pro-life groups celebrate as high court declines to block abortion ban
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – After three months of waiting, the Ky. Supreme Court upheld an earlier appeals court ruling allowing Kentucky’s trigger abortion ban (and a six-week ban) to be enforced and sent the case back to a circuit court where parties will argue over the constitutional merits of the law. The decision drew praiseContinue reading “Pro-life groups celebrate as high court declines to block abortion ban”
Pro-life groups win preliminary injunction at 6th Circuit in buffer zone suit
CINCINNATI — The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled in favor of pro-life groups who contested a buffer zone demarcated outside a Kentucky abortion clinic on the grounds it infringed upon their First Amendment rights to practice sidewalk counseling. The court issued a preliminary injunction, blocking the city of Louisville fromContinue reading “Pro-life groups win preliminary injunction at 6th Circuit in buffer zone suit”
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