Abortions are still happening in Kentucky despite ban. Republicans are to blame.
LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL
The 2025 legislative session is over, and Republicans missed another opportunity to end abortion legally. If you’re thinking, “Wait, isn’t abortion already banned?” — you’re likely not alone. After Roe v. Wade was overturned and Kentucky’s trigger law took effect, news reported abortion was “banned” in the commonwealth. That’s misleading.
Abortion clinics closed in August 2022, and thank God. But that doesn’t mean abortions have stopped. The Foundation to Abolish Abortion estimates Kentucky may have seen 2,095 self-managed abortions in a 12-month period despite its “abortion ban.”