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Abortion is illegal in Kentucky, except to save a pregnant woman’s life or to prevent disabling injury. [1] [2] [3] There were laws in Kentucky about abortion by 1900, including ones with therapeutic exceptions. In 1998, the state passed legislation that required clinics to have an abortion clinic license if they wanted to operate.
In 2021, Kentucky RCRC paid $12,000 for religious, pro-abortion digital billboards in Louisville, Nicholasville, and Paducah, Kentucky. They raised over $8,000 towards the advertisements through a fundraising campaign on GoFundMe. The wording of the advertisements drew critiques from religious anti-abortion groups. [6]
NARAL Pro-Choice America, a 501(c)(4) organization that engages in lobbying, political action, and advocacy efforts to oppose restrictions on abortion and expand access to abortion National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice , a coalition of grassroots organizations and unions dedicated to building a coordinated mass defense of full ...
In mid-2022, Kentucky was one of the fastest states to outlaw abortion on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court reversed its landmark 1973 decision, thanks to a preemptive state law enacted in 2019.
Voters struck down a 2022 amendment to remove abortion rights from the state constitution, but strict bans remain intact in Kentucky. ... Jackson Women's Health Organization. As a result, Kentucky ...
Those are rights, they say, that are protected by the Kentucky Constitution. The Kentucky Supreme Court, however, ruled in a 4-3 decision that abortion providers did not have third-party standing ...
A group of roughly 280 Kentucky physicians have signed an open letter to lawmakers asking them to repeal Kentucky’s laws banning abortion. In a Wednesday news conference in Frankfort, a handful ...
Abortion opponents gathered for a recent rally at Kentucky's Capitol, where they “stood together as one voice, united in love for every precious life,” said Addia Wuchner, executive director of Kentucky Right to Life. Burke was joined by Democratic colleagues and abortion-rights supporters at the news conference.