LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Between January and June of 2024, 14 abortions were provided to Kentucky residents — a corrected figure issued by the state’s Department of Public Health (DPH). New records obtained by Kentucky Today from the DPH’s Cabinet of Health and Family Services include the update. It is a correction of previous communicationsContinue reading “Amended records show 14 Kentuckians have had abortions so far this year”
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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”
No abortions reported by Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services in May
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – There were no abortions reported to Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services during May 2024. In a message sent to Kentucky Today through the Open Records Center, a representative for the Cabinet noted there were no records to fulfill an open records request submitted on June 20: “After a diligentContinue reading “No abortions reported by Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services in May”
More than 4,000 Kentucky women sought out-of-state abortions in 2023
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Abortion is currently illegal in Kentucky, one of 14 states to enforce a total ban in the aftermath of Roe v. Wade’s downfall. The lack of access drove 4,450 Kentucky women across state lines seeking to end their pregnancies last year. The Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion research and advocacy organization, tracks abortion provisionsContinue reading “More than 4,000 Kentucky women sought out-of-state abortions in 2023”
No legal abortions reported in Kentucky for fourth straight month
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – There were no abortions reported to Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services during April 2024. Four months into the year, the state has not reported a single legal abortion. In a message sent to Kentucky Today through the Open Records Center, a representative for the Cabinet noted there were noContinue reading “No legal abortions reported in Kentucky for fourth straight month”
In Kentucky, no legal abortions reported in March
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – There were no abortions reported to Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services during March 2024. In an email sent to Kentucky Today on April 18, a representative for the Cabinet noted there were no records to fulfill an open records request submitted on April 11: “After a diligent search, theContinue reading “In Kentucky, no legal abortions reported in March”
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”
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 theContinue reading “U.S. abortions top the 1M marker in 2023 for first time in over decade”
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, withinContinue reading “16 lives lost to abortion in 2023 as Kentucky settles into post-Roe era”
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”
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