LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – There were no abortions reported to Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services in September; two lives were lost to abortion in October. Both October abortions were performed surgically—one via suction curettage and one via dilation and evacuation (D&E). One fetus was at 9 weeks’ gestation at the time of theContinue reading “September, October abortions reflect impact of ‘trigger’ law”
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CDC, Guttmacher Institute report vastly different abortion figures for 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Two of the nation’s leading compilers of abortion data published unique reports providing insight into U.S. abortion incidence during 2020. In 2020, a total of 620,327 abortions were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The information was provided by central health agencies for 47 states, the District ofContinue reading “CDC, Guttmacher Institute report vastly different abortion figures for 2020”
Kentucky Annual Abortion Report: 2,550 abortions in post-Roe commonwealth
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – In 2022, 2,550 lives were lost to abortion in Kentucky. That’s according to the annual abortion report published by the Office of Vital Statistics, a branch of the commonwealth’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services. While 2022 was on track to yield the highest annual abortion total since the Cabinet startedContinue reading “Kentucky Annual Abortion Report: 2,550 abortions in post-Roe commonwealth”
Behind the numbers: Amendment 2’s defeat came down to rural-urban divide
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky voters rejected Constitutional Amendment 2 on Nov. 8. The pro-life measure failed by a margin of 4.8 percentage points. The amendment would have added a section to the Kentucky constitution stating: “To protect human life, nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortionContinue reading “Behind the numbers: Amendment 2’s defeat came down to rural-urban divide”
August abortions nosedive to 1 in preview of Kentucky’s post-Roe future
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – In August 2022, one life was lost to abortion in Kentucky. The sudden flatline follows an Aug. 1 order to reinstate the commonwealth’s trigger law, which banned elective abortion. Under the law, abortions are permitted to protect the life and health of a pregnant woman. The exception allows physicians to performContinue reading “August abortions nosedive to 1 in preview of Kentucky’s post-Roe future”
Ky. Supreme Court denies request to block abortion ban as litigation continues
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”
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?”
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