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”
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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”
2 abortions reported in Kentucky during November 2023
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”
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”
Nearly two dozen independent abortion clinics closed in U.S. between January and October
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – An annual report released by Abortion Care Network, the national association for independent abortion providers, discussed the impact of abortion bans on clinic closures nationwide in 2023. Independent abortion clinics — providers that are not private physicians’ offices, hospitals or Planned Parenthood — represent about 24% of all facilities offering abortions, butContinue reading “Nearly two dozen independent abortion clinics closed in U.S. between January and October”
Fertility post-Dobbs, interstate travel for abortion access, global prevalence of post-abortion depression
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Three studies released this fall analyzed the impact of abortion on mental health, provided preliminary data on the widespread effect abortion bans had on birth rates in the year following Roe v. Wade’s repeal and demonstrated an uptick in interstate travel to access abortion services. Approximately 32,000 annual births resulted from abortion bansContinue reading “Fertility post-Dobbs, interstate travel for abortion access, global prevalence of post-abortion depression”
CDC report: More than 625K in U.S. lost lives to abortion in 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – In 2021, 625,978 legal abortions were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The information was provided by central health agencies for 46 states, the District of Columbia and New York City, yielding a patchwork picture of lives lost to abortion in the United States. Reporting abortion data toContinue reading “CDC report: More than 625K in U.S. lost lives to abortion in 2021”
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 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”
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”
No abortions reported in Kentucky during September
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”
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