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Kentucky abortion bill halt met with fierce debate, promise of continued push

Headline from WHAS Louisville, on the newest of 2 developments

Thursday, a federal judge blocked the state's abortion ban passed by lawmakers in March. The lawmakers overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto last week.

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  1. Abortion is now unavailable in Kentucky, but new restrictions are challenged in court

    Headline from The Hill ·

  2. Newest

    Kentucky abortion bill halt met with fierce debate, promise of continued push

    Headline from WHAS Louisville ·

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  1. The Hill

    Abortion is now unavailable in Kentucky, but new restrictions are challenged in court (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    With new policies regulating abortions in Kentucky, the state’s only two providers have had to halt operations. Tamarra Wieder, Kentucky state director for Planned Parenthood, which runs one of the…

  2. WHAS Louisville

    Fate of Kentucky law essentially banning abortion could depend on Supreme Court ruling (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    Planned Parenthood asked the court to issue a temporary restraining order on the law, barring it from staying in effect until the case moves forward.

  3. Washington Post

    Federal judge puts temporary hold on Kentucky’s sweeping abortion law (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The law, passed last week, had halted all abortions across the state.

  4. Delaware Public Media

    A federal judge temporarily blocks Kentucky's new abortion law (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    In a victory for abortion rights advocates, the judge blocked a law that effectively eliminated abortions in Kentucky after the state's two remaining clinics said they couldn't meet its requirements.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Kentucky abortion law blocked in win for clinics (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a state law that effectively eliminated abortions in Kentucky after the state's

  6. Fox News

    Kentucky abortion law temporarily blocked, allowing services to resume (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary order blocking a Kentucky abortion law that advocates had said made the service difficult to obtain in the state.

  7. The Brunswick News

    Federal judge blocks restrictive Kentucky abortion law that forced state’s 2 remaining clinics to halt procedure (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal judge blocks restrictive Kentucky abortion law that forced state’s 2 remaining clinics to halt procedure.

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Federal judge blocks Kentucky anti-abortion law (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a Kentucky law that effectively eliminated abortions in the state after Kentucky’s two remaining clinics said they couldn’t meet its reporting requirements.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Judge halts abortion law that would have shut down last two clinics in Kentucky (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A federal judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked an omnibus abortion law from going into effect, providing a reprieve for the state’s last two abortion clinics.

  10. Forbes

    Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Restrictive Kentucky Abortion Law (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The law, which went into effect last week, made Kentucky the first state to effectively suspend all legal abortion access since Roe v. Wade.

  11. The Daily Caller

    Kentucky’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Blocked By Federal Judge (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A federal judge temporarily blocked Kentucky's 15-week abortion ban on Thursday after the state's only two clinics argued the law is impossible to comply with.

  12. CNN

    Federal judge temporarily blocks new Kentucky abortion law from being enforced (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a broad Kentucky abortion law, which includes a 15-week ban, from being enforced.

  13. WHAS Louisville

    Judge's ruling temporarily blocks new Kentucky abortion law (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings granted a restraining order to the state's two providers, Planned Parenthood and EMW Women's Surgical Center.

  14. NBC News

    Kentucky law that effectively ended abortions in state blocked by judge (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The measure bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and required new reporting requirements that the state's two clinics said they couldn't comply with.

  15. BizPac Review

    Federal judge blocks new Kentucky abortion regulations after clinics complain (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    A Trump-appointed federal judge has issued a temporary halt to a Kentucky anti-abortion law, which was passed last week.

  16. Truthout

    Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Kentucky's Restrictive Abortion Law (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    The ruling could be upended, however, depending on how the Supreme Court rules on abortion later this year.

  17. WHAS Louisville

    Kentucky abortion bill halt met with fierce debate, promise of continued push (opens WHAS Louisville)

    Published

    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    Thursday, a federal judge blocked the state's abortion ban passed by lawmakers in March. The lawmakers overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto last week.

  18. New Hampshire Public Radio

    How Kentucky Republicans blocked all abortions for more than a week (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    New Hampshire Public Radio's feed description

    Even without a Supreme Court ruling, a new Kentucky law shut down abortions for several days before a federal court stepped in. Abortion rights groups fear it's just the beginning.

  19. Cincinnati CityBeat

    Kentucky’s Abortion Providers Able To Resume Operations After Judge Blocks ‘De Facto’ Ban (opens Cincinnati CityBeat)

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    Cincinnati CityBeat's feed description

    A federal judge has temporarily blocked Kentucky’s new layered and restrictive abortion law, which the state’s two abortion providers call a “de facto” ban.

  20. Los Angeles Times

    Federal judge temporarily blocks Kentucky abortion ban (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A federal judge has halted a new Republican-backed law in Kentucky that had forced the state's two remaining abortion clinics to stop performing the procedure. Both said they would resume abortion access.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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