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During an appearance in northern Kentucky, McConnell said state legislatures should be empowered to craft their own abortion policies.
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The group’s LifeFest was already in the works. Attendees there celebrated the end of federal abortion protections.
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Kentucky politicians reacted swiftly to the decision, which makes abortion illegal in the Commonwealth in almost all circumstances.
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The right to abortion is fundamental for the LGBTQ community, say the Kentucky Fairness Campaign and ally organizations.
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By ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade in Dobbs decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has set in motion an abortion ban in Kentucky.
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Kentucky is one of three states that will ban abortion automatically, with no extra steps or waiting period, if Roe is overturned.
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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.
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The state law bans most abortions after 15 weeks. The lower courts blocked its enforcement, finding it in conflict with Roe v. Wade and subsequent abortion decisions.
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Kentucky’s legislature will consider a bill during the upcoming session which aims to amend the state’s Constitution to exclude any protected rights to…
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There are two schools of thought: either the right to abortion will be systemically hollowed out, leaving it a right on paper only, or Roe will be overturned.