Pro-life battle must include the Church, pregnancy care center director says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Monica Henderson says that though abortion in Kentucky has changed after the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion in 2022, pregnancy support ministry in Kentucky has not.
FIRST-PERSON: Viability does not equal value
When my daughter arrived at 24 weeks’ gestation, my pregnancy tracking app was quick to note she had reached her first viability milestone.
Pro-life medical professionals release ‘Women’s Healthcare Declaration’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of doctors, medical professionals and healthcare policy leaders are urging dignified care for women and calling for accurate information surrounding pregnancy, pregnancy complications and state laws.
Judge dismisses challenge to Kentucky’s abortion ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – A circuit court judge on Friday, June 28, dismissed a challenge to Kentucky's abortion ban brought by three Jewish women in late 2022, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing because their alleged injuries caused by state laws were "hypothetical."
U.S. abortions top the 1M mark in 2023 for first time in over decade
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – The Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion research and policy organization, released new data Tuesday (March 19) demonstrating a spike in overall abortions provided nationwide and a continuing upward trend in the use of medication to terminate pregnancies last year.
Woman conceived in rape thankful for life, restoration found in Christ
SOMERSET, Ky. (BP) – Chrystal York was 13 when she learned she was conceived after her mother was raped by a man whose advances she rejected.
CDC report: More than 625K U.S. lives lost to abortion in 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – In 2021, 625,978 legal abortions were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The information was provided by central health agencies for 46 states, the District of Columbia and New York City, yielding a patchwork picture of lives lost to abortion in the United States.
Baptist leaders applaud appeals court decision to reinstate Kentucky abortion trigger law
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Kentucky Baptist Convention leaders rejoiced over a Monday state appeals court decision that overruled an injunction against the state's trigger abortion ban. The law had been blocked in court, allowing abortions to continue in Kentucky, since late June.
Louisville to pay $75,000 to officer suspended for off-duty prayer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – The city of Louisville settled a lawsuit out of court on Thursday (Jan. 27) after Kentucky police officer Matt Schrenger sued the city and the police department for violating his constitutional and civil rights. He will receive $75,000 from the city.
