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”
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Ectopic pregnancy removal among August abortions reported in Kentucky
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”
No abortions recorded in Kentucky this July
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”
May abortions stay low, June confirmed zero on anniversary of state trigger ban enforcement
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”
2023 abortions in Kentucky peak in March
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”
Pew Research: More than 50% of Americans say medication abortion should be legal
Before conflicting federal court rulings on the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone upended the status quo on a drug used by more than 3 million women to terminate their pregnancies, the Pew Research Center asked U.S. adults whether medication abortion should be legal or illegal. A majority of adults (53%) said medication abortionContinue reading “Pew Research: More than 50% of Americans say medication abortion should be legal”
No abortions reported in Kentucky during February
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”
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”
2022 abortions dip to new annual low following Roe reversal, trigger abortion ban
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”
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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