Coverage dated April 12, 2022 to April 13, 2022

Kentucky lawmakers override governor's veto of abortion ban

Headline from CBS News

Abortion-rights groups claim the law is "impossible to comply with," making it a "de facto abortion ban" in violation of Roe v. Wade.

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  1. Valdosta Daily Times

    Kentucky lawmakers push to put more restrictions on abortion (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Demonstrators' chants echoed through Kentucky's Capitol on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers started pushing aside the Democratic governor's veto of a bill putting new restrictions on abortion

  2. CBS News

    Kentucky lawmakers override governor's veto of abortion ban (opens CBS News)

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    Abortion-rights groups claim the law is "impossible to comply with," making it a "de facto abortion ban" in violation of Roe v. Wade.

  3. Local News 8

    Kentucky legislature overrides governor's veto of sweeping abortion bill (opens Local News 8)

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    By Veronica Stracqualursi and Amanda Musa, CNN Kentucky’s GOP-controlled legislature on Wednesday overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a broad abortion bill that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, restricts access to medication abortion and makes it more difficult for a mino…

  4. Courthouse News Service

    Planned Parenthood fights Kentucky abortion ban passed by GOP lawmakers (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The provider says a new law passed through a veto override is an attempt to completely eliminate abortion access in the Bluegrass State.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Groups sue to restore abortion services in Kentucky (opens MyNorthwest)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Abortion-rights groups went to court Thursday seeking to restore abortion services in Kentucky, a day after the two remaining

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Abortion-rights groups in Kentucky seek to block sweeping law (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Kentucky's new law also cracks down on abortion pills. Abortion-rights supporters want them and other abortion services to be restored.

  7. NBC Chicago

    Abortions Stop in Kentucky as Groups Seek to Block New Law (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Abortion-rights groups have gone to court seeking to restore abortion services in Kentucky.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Kentucky Legislature overrides Democratic governor's veto to enact abortion law (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Kentucky’s Republican-controlled Legislature enacted strict abortion limits by overriding Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of an abortion omnibus bill.

  9. Fox News

    Kentucky legislature overrides Beshear's veto on abortion bill, shuttering abortion facilities for now (opens Fox News)

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    The Kentucky state House and Senate voted to override Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's veto on an abortion bill Wednesday, a move that is expected to temporarily shutter the two abortion facilities that currently operate in the state.

  10. NBC News

    Kentucky Legislature overrides governor’s veto of abortion ban (opens NBC News)

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    The bill bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and calls for regulating the dispensing of abortion pills.

  11. Breitbart News

    Kentucky Legislature Overrides Veto, Passes 15-Week Abortion Ban (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Republican-led Kentucky legislature overrode Beshear's veto and passed a bill which outlaws abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

  12. PBS NewsHour

    Abortions stop in Kentucky as rights groups seek to block new law (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Abortion-rights groups have gone to court seeking to restore abortion services in Kentucky. Their lawsuits come a day after the Republican legislature imposed new abortion restrictions.

  13. Townhall

    Kentucky Lawmakers Override Democratic Gov. Beshear’s Veto on Abortion Bill (opens Townhall)

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    The Republican-majority Kentucky state House of Representatives and Senate voted to override Democratic pro-abortion Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto on an abortion bill on Wednesday. The legislation, House Bill 3, bans most abortions

  14. Talking Points Memo

    Kentucky Blocks All Abortion Access Even While Roe Stands (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Kentucky Republicans overrode Beshear’s veto Wednesday night on an abortion law so restrictive that the state’s few remaining clinics will no longer be able to operate.

  15. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Kentucky legislature overrides governor's veto of sweeping abortion bill | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Veronica Stracqualursi and Amanda Musa, CNN Kentucky's GOP-controlled legislature on Wednesday overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of a broad

  16. The Week

  17. Truthout

    Kentucky Legislature Enacts Draconian Abortion Ban, Overriding Governor's Veto (opens Truthout)

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    As the 15-week ban takes effect, the ACLU and Planned Parenthood prepare to sue the state.

  18. Washington Times

    Pro-choice advocates target Kentucky’s new abortion law, 15-week ban (opens Washington Times)

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    Pro-choice advocates are challenging a new Kentucky ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, similar to a Mississippi law that’s being considered by the Supreme Court.

  19. Washington Post

    Kentucky Republicans override veto, impose sweeping abortion restrictions (opens Washington Post)

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    As states across the country rush to pass antiabortion restrictions ahead of the Supreme Court decision expected this summer, abortion rights advocates say Kentucky will be the first state forced to halt all abortion procedures. The law takes effect immediately.

  20. Vox

    It’s now practically impossible to get an abortion in Kentucky (opens Vox)

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    A new law is forcing the state’s last remaining abortion providers to shut down.

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