By Dave Andrusko The state of Kentucky is engaged in an out-and-out battle with U.S. District Judge Joseph McKinley who on May 10 obliterated the state’s law forbidding the dismemberment of living unborn children as surely as the abortionist extinguishes the life of...
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Big win for ultrasound law, temporary setback for ban on dismemberment abortions
By Dave Andrusko Very good and very bad news, on the same day. On Friday, the full 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to hear an appeal for a rehearing of a decision made in April in which a split three-judge panel upheld H.B. 2, Kentucky’s ultrasound law. As...
Beginning today, abortionists must provide information about Abortion Pill Reversal in Kentucky
By Dave Andrusko Have you ever noticed that every piece of legislation that promotes life is “controversial” while laws that legalize abortion until birth (and withdraw protections after birth) are celebrated as “victories” no more controversial than the day of the...
Kentucky to appeal judge’s ruling striking down ban on the dismemberment of living unborn babies
By Dave Andrusko No sooner had U.S. District Judge Joseph McKinley struck down Kentucky’s “House Bill 454” ban against dismemberment abortion than Elizabeth Kuhn, communications director for Gov. Matt Bevin, said Friday evening that the administration intends to...
Federal court upholds Kentucky law requiring abortionists to offer women ultrasounds
By Calvin Freiburger Dr. Israel Shapiro / Youtube LOUISVILLE– Pro-lifers in Kentucky won a victory Thursday when a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the state’s law requiring abortionists to give women the opportunity to view ultrasound...

6th circuit panel upholds Kentucky’s ultrasound law
By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. We wrote an abbreviated story yesterday, because the court’s decision came later in the day. U.S. District Judge David Hale On September 27, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge David Hale struck down HB 2, Kentucky’s ultrasound law which...
Federal court upholds Kentucky’s ultrasound law
By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. This important decision came out just as NRL News Today was preparing to post for the day. We will have complete coverage on Friday. A three judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today struck down a lower court ruling...
Lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s HB 5 not germane, not logical
Editor’s note. The following comes from the Kentucky Right to Life Association. HB 5 bans abortions because of a child’s sex, race, or a disability such as Down syndrome and included an emergency clause, meaning HB 5 went into effect immediately upon Gov. Bevin...
Kentucky Gov. signs bill to ban abortions based on sex, race, or disability
By Dave Andrusko Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin As anticipated, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has signed House Bill 5 into law. The measure, which bans abortions because of a child’s sex, race, or a disability such as Down syndrome, includes an emergency clause, meaning HB 5...
Bill on its way to Kentucky Gov. to ban abortions based on disability, gender, and race
By Dave Andrusko Rep. Melinda Gibbons Prunty Building on the momentum generated by House passage, Kentucky’s Senate Wednesday passed HB 5 on an overwhelming vote of 32-4. HB 5 bans abortions because of a child’s sex, race, or a disability such as Down syndrome. Last...