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”
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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”
September, October abortions reflect impact of ‘trigger’ law
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”
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”
The Centers for Hope reach lost through counseling, pregnancy help ministry and thrifting in Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (KT) – A nonprofit that began as two separate ministries of a Kentucky Baptist Convention church is faithfully reaching the lost in Warren County. A counseling ministry that started for members of Living Hope Baptist Church in 2016 soon expanded into the community. Local churches began asking questions about what the CenterContinue reading “The Centers for Hope reach lost through counseling, pregnancy help ministry and thrifting in Bowling Green”
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”
Yes for Life rally bolsters support for pro-life Constitutional Amendment 2
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Pro-life Kentuckians converged on the Capitol steps for a rally in support of Constitutional Amendment 2 on Saturday (Oct. 1) despite a vocal opposition. The Yes for Life Alliance organized the afternoon, which featured a host of speakers, live music and a march through the Capitol. “Faithfulness to God means faithfulnessContinue reading “Yes for Life rally bolsters support for pro-life Constitutional Amendment 2”
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”
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