abortion rights

Following the defeat of an anti-abortion constitutional amendment in Kentucky, reproductive rights hang in the balance of the state Supreme Court and anti-abortion lawmakers are trying to figure out how to regulate abortion going forward.

Continued enforcement of Kentucky’s near-total ban on abortion now hangs in the balance of the state Supreme Court.

On Tuesday, the state Supreme Court will hear challenges to the abortion laws currently in effect. The court’s decision will affect the future of reproductive rights in the state.

Kentucky voters rejected the constitutional amendment that would have made it harder to challenge abortion bans in the state earlier this week.

With reproductive rights and abortion access taking center stage, many marginalized people are feeling left out of the larger conversation.

400+ health care providers signed a letter opposing a ballot initiative that would amend the state’s constitution to say there is no right to an abortion.

With Kentucky’s abortion ban in effect, pregnant patients can’t get an abortion in the state unless their lives are at risk. That’s forcing some to seek care elsewhere. Out of Kentucky’s seven bordering states, only one has abortion protections. Alana Watson made the trip to an abortion provider in Illinois and documented moments along the way, to better understand what the process is for those seeking care.

More than 700 Tennessee health care workers have signed an open letter to state lawmakers, asking them to revisit the state’s all-out abortion ban.

The measure requires abortion providers to report patient information including age, race, ethnicity, location and STD status.

A new abortion ban took effect this week in Tennessee. Unlike some other state bans, it doesn’t include any exceptions for rape and incest. WPLN News wanted to find out if lawmakers were open to changes, so they asked. But only Democrats were willing to respond.