abortion rights

Ky. Attorney General Daniel Cameron asked the state’s Supreme Court to overturn a restraining order that allows abortions to resume temporarily amid an ongoing lawsuit.

With abortion’s legal status in Kentucky being litigated after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade rendered it illegal in nearly every instance in the state, leadership for the state’s abortion funds say they will remain committed to financially supporting people seeking the procedure.

University of Louisville law professor Sam Marcosson explains the immediate and future implications of the end of Roe.

More than 100 people gathered in Circus Square Park in downtown Bowling Green to protest the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

With abortion now illegal in Kentucky in nearly all circumstances, the best option for most Kentuckians seeking an abortion is to travel to a state where abortion is still legal.

Kentucky is one of three states that will ban abortion automatically, with no extra steps or waiting period, if Roe is overturned.

Abortion access remains unchanged in Kentucky, even after legislators passed a measure to limit the procedure. A federal case brought against the state resulted in a partial block on the

Tennessee has limited availability, a mandatory 48-hour waiting period and mandated counseling. The longer someone waits for an abortion, the more expensive it can become.

Gov. Andy Beshear said that if Roe v Wade is overturned, it will mean a near total ban on abortion in the state.

A leaked majority opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade, which has protected abortion rights since 1973.