FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky Supreme Court denied a request by EMW Women’s Surgical Center and Planned Parenthood—the commonwealth’s only abortion providers—for emergency relief against the state’s trigger abortion ban on Thursday (August 18). Abortion remains illegal in Kentucky as the case moves forward in the state’s highest court. The seven-judge panel’s decision isContinue reading “Ky. Supreme Court denies request to block abortion ban as litigation continues”
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June abortions dip to 2022 low in Kentucky following Roe v. Wade’s fall
By Tessa Redmond LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – In June 2022, 304 lives were lost to abortion in Kentucky. Due to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade on June 24, which changed the landscape of abortion access in the commonwealth, it is the lowest monthly total reported thisContinue reading “June abortions dip to 2022 low in Kentucky following Roe v. Wade’s fall”
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”
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”
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”
February data sees resurgence of surgical abortions in Kentucky
By Tessa Redmond LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – In February 2022, 384 lives were lost to abortion in Kentucky. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, the primary provider of abortions in the state, terminated 327 pregnancies. The clinic, which is open Monday to Saturday, aborted an average of 13 babies each business day. More than 85% of abortionsContinue reading “February data sees resurgence of surgical abortions in Kentucky”
Jan. data indicates mothers with living children had majority of abortions
By Tessa Redmond LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – In January 2022, 354 lives were lost to abortion in Kentucky. It is the lowest January total reported since 2018, and a steep drop from the end of 2021, when 405 babies were aborted in December. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, a privately-owned abortion provider, performed 297 abortions; PlannedContinue reading “Jan. data indicates mothers with living children had majority of abortions”
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