New filings in cases that could affect abortion access in Kentucky
Planned Parenthood and the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin both filed motions recently in two separate cases that could ultimately expand or restrict abortion access in Kentucky for years to come. Both filings are reactions to a federal judge’s order last September striking down...
Garage Bar hosts ‘Feminist Mini Fest’ for all on Sunday
On Jan. 21, 2017, nearly 500,000 people, including many Louisvillians, descended upon Washington, D.C., for the first-ever Women’s March on Washington. The event was inspiring to many women and sent a direct message regarding women’s rights to the Trump administration, as it was intentionally...
Planned Parenthood seeks Supreme Court review of appeals court decision in Bevin administration case
Planned Parenthood of Kentucky and Indiana is requesting that the Kentucky Supreme Court review an appeals court decision last month, which reversed a Jefferson Circuit Court ruling from 2016 dismissing a lawsuit filed by the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin. In early 2016, the Bevin...
Appeals court reopens Bevin administration lawsuit against Planned Parenthood
The Kentucky Court of Appeals on Friday reversed a Jefferson Circuit Court ruling from last year that had dismissed a lawsuit filed by the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin against Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, which accused their Louisville clinic of performing illegal abortions...
WLKY: Senate to delay vote on health care bill until after July 4 recess
By Dan Stefano | WLKY Lacking sufficient party support, a vote on the Senate GOP’s health care bill will be delayed until after the July 4 recess, according to multiple reports. Two sources told CNN on Tuesday that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who originally...
More than 35 bands and musicians will play at ‘A Weekend of Love & Resistance’
This month, the Flea Off Market is getting a little political — for a good cause, of course. “A Weekend of Love & Resistance” will be held in conjunction with the market April 7-9 and includes more than 35 bands and musicians on two indoor...
Commentary: Bevin and his allies can’t ban abortion, no matter how much they hate it
Ambulance services and hospitals automatically transport and treat all emergency patients no matter where they come from. That’s what they do. If any kind of medical emergency arises, a call to 911 is all you need to secure ambulance transport to a hospital for...
Bevin administration seeks to shut down last remaining abortion clinic in Kentucky
The administration of Gov. Matt Bevin has ordered the last remaining clinic in Kentucky that provides abortion services to shut down by Monday, though attorneys for the clinic and the ACLU have filed an emergency request in federal court to block the closure, which...
Commentary: The Kentucky GOP is fast-tracking abortion restrictions that likely won’t fare well in court
The Republican-dominated Kentucky General Assembly soon will pass two fast-tracked restrictions on abortion that already have been struck down as unconstitutional in other states because they violate the rights of women and doctors alike. The first bill, SB5, is a total ban on all...
Supreme Court overrules Texas abortion laws, creates obstacles for similar legislation in Kentucky
In a 5-3 ruling Monday morning in the case of Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down two laws restricting abortion access in Texas, calling them an “undue burden” that place a substantial obstacle in the path of women seeking...
Planned ParenthoodAugust 21, 2019
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