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”
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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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