Search results for "kentucky"
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3.0KIssuesKentucky passes law expanding protections for pregnant women in the workplace
In April, Kentucky governor Matt Bevin signed the Kentucky Pregnant Workers Act into law to help end pregnancy discrimination. The law amends...
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5.0KIssuesWIN: Appeals court rejects ACLU again, allows pre-abortion ultrasounds in Kentucky
A federal appeals court said Friday that it refuses to reconsider its ruling upholding a Kentucky law which requires women who receive...
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7.8KIssuesJudge overturns Kentucky dismemberment abortion ban, state to appeal
Last year, the Kentucky legislature passed a law that banned dilation and evacuation, or D&E, abortion procedures. Immediately, the ACLU vowed to...
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3.9KActivismWoman charged with assaulting pro-lifer outside Kentucky abortion center
A 31-year-old Louisville, Kentucky, woman is being charged with second-degree assault for allegedly pushing a pro-life activist and breaking her leg outside...
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2.0KNewsbreakKentucky governor signs bill to ban discrimination-based abortions
Kentucky governor Matt Bevin held a ceremonial signing of an abortion discrimination ban in his state’s capital on Monday. House Bill...
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2.3KIssuesKentucky lawyer wants abortion center buffer zones after attack on pro-lifer
An attack on a pro-lifer is being used as ammunition by a local lawyer to advocate for unconstitutional “buffer zones” around Kentucky’s...
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8.2KNewsbreakVictory: Appeals court overturns lower ruling, upholds Kentucky’s ultrasound law
In a 2-1 ruling yesterday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s ruling that struck down a Kentucky law...
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2.1KNewsbreakFederal judge halts Kentucky pro-life heartbeat bill within hours of signing
Less than 24 hours after the Kentucky House passed Senate Bill 9 (SB9), the fetal heartbeat bill, with a vote of 71 to 19,...
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3.1KHuman InterestKentucky House passes bill to ban abortion based on gender, disabilities
The Kentucky House passed a bill on Tuesday that would ban abortion based on gender, race, or a fetal diagnosis by a...
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2.3KNewsbreakKentucky House passes bill banning abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned
On the same day that the Kentucky Senate passed a bill banning abortion after a preborn child’s heartbeat can be detected, the...
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17.4KNewsbreakKentucky Senate passes bill protecting babies after detectable heartbeat
By a vote of 31 to 6, the Kentucky Senate voted yesterday to pass SB9, known as a “heartbeat bill.” The bill...
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6.3KNewsbreakKentucky lawmaker to introduce heartbeat bill: ‘Everyone has a right to life’
On the heels of similar legislation passed successfully in Ohio, Kentucky lawmaker Rep. Robert Goforth prefiled a motion last week to make abortion...
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21.4KNewsbreakVictory: Kentucky Legislature votes to ban dismemberment abortions
UPDATED: On Tuesday, the Kentucky House voted 75-13 to ban dismemberment abortions, sending the measure to Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. Less than...
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16.6KNewsbreakKentucky House passes bill banning dismemberment abortion
Today, the Kentucky House passed a bill banning the D&E (dilation and evacuation) abortion procedure, also known as dismemberment abortion, a common...
