Kentucky, abortion

Kentucky lawmakers add specific medical exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban
Republican lawmakers inserted several medical exceptions into Kentucky's near-total abortion ban on Thursday, seeking to offer clarity to doctors fearful of breaking the law for terminating pregnancies while treating expectant mothers with grave complications.
Republican lawmakers pass medical exceptions to KY abortion ban. Dems call it ‘false hope’
Republicans pass bill to relax and clarify medical exceptions in Kentucky’s near-total ban, in the first major move to modify the strict ban since it became law in 2022.
Bill seeking to clarify medical exceptions to Kentucky’s abortion ban delivered to governor
Kentucky’s abortion ban allows an exception when the life of the mother is at risk, but where does the law draw that line? State lawmakers debated that question at length Thursday before delivering a “clarification” bill to the governor’s desk.
KY House approves bill providing some medical exceptions to abortion ban
A House bill that started off as dealing with free-standing birthing centers was changed in the Senate to include provisions of another bill that provides some medical exceptions to Kentucky's ne
After years of refusals, Republicans move to add medical exceptions to KY abortion ban
Republicans advanced bills to relax & clarify medical exceptions in Kentucky’s near-total ban Wednesday, in the first hearings on such bills since Kentucky banned abortion in 2022.
Medical professionals voice strong opposition to Kentucky's abortion ban
Physicians, nurses, and medical students voiced their strong opposition to Kentucky's abortion ban at the Capitol on Wednesday.
Texas lawmaker introduces bill to clarify medical exceptions in state's abortion ban
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas lawmaker who helped pioneer the state's restrictive abortion laws introduced a bill on Friday to clarify medical exceptions allowed under the law, representing a pivot from Republican legislators who have defended the state's abortion ban in the face of lawsuits and medical scrutiny.
KY passes bill clarifying when abortions are legal. Opponents say women will still 'suffer'
Kentucky lawmakers approved a bill to clarify medical exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban. The bill aims to address confusion and fear surrounding what procedures are permitted under ...
KY bill would clarify when abortions are legal. Opponents say women would still 'suffer'
An amended bill would add language to Kentucky's abortion ban clarifying which medical treatments are protected.
Kentucky Republicans rush surprise change to Kentucky’s abortion ban
Republicans pushed an unexpected update to Kentucky’s abortion ban through the state legislature this week, passing it in less than 24 hours.
Kentucky GOP advances bills on abortion, gender transition treatment
Republican lawmakers have passed a bill to outline when a Kentucky doctor can perform an abortion to save a woman’s life.
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Kentucky legislative session winds down with heated debates, late amendments
The Kentucky General Assembly was down to the wire on Friday for the final day of the legislative session ahead of the veto ...
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Legislature ok’s late-breaking ‘clarification’ of state abortion law, heads to governor’s desk
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern In response to what one Republican called “a desperate need for clarity” in Kentucky abortion ...