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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.
According to a new report released by the Abortion Care Network, 76 brick-and-mortar independent abortion clinics closed between 2022 and 2024, 11 of those in 2024 alone.
What is Kentucky's abortion law in 2024? 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 ...
The state's abortion ban has been suspended by a Jefferson Circuit judge. Here's what you should know about the decision. What to know about Kentucky abortion services after the trigger law ban ...
Strict abortion bans are currently in place in Kentucky, despite residents voting in favor of abortion protections in prior elections. The overturn of Roe v.Wade in 2022 enacted the commonwealth's ...
Kentucky’s Republican super-majority General Assembly in 2019, under then-Gov. Matt Bevin, passed a trigger law banning abortion except in medical emergencies. It was intended to lock into place ...
Most Kentuckians lost abortion access when, in June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe. V. Wade, which had established the constitutional right to abortion. Kentucky’s trigger law went ...
The Supreme Court's ruling brings abortion to an end in Kentucky and many other states thanks to their trigger law. Here's a look at what that means.