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Take a look at what happened during the 2019 Kentucky General Assembly 

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On May 10, 2019 a federal district judge struck down a Kentucky law prohibiting physicians from providing dilation and evacuation (D&E), the standard method for abortion care after about 14 or 15 weeks. Leading medical experts such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists oppose this type of restriction.

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A divided federal appeals court has upheld a Kentucky law that requires doctors to display and describe the details of an ultrasound to a woman, as well as make the fetal heartbeat audible, prior to providing an abortion procedure — even if the woman is closing her eyes or asking the doctor to stop and even when the doctor believes it would be harmful to the patient.  

The American Civil Liberties Union announced March 14th it will file a lawsuit on behalf of the sole remaining abortion provider in Kentucky challenging a near total ban on abortion. The announcement comes immediately after the Kentucky legislature passed Senate Bill 9, a bill that would ban abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy before most women know they are pregnant.

The American Civil Liberties Union announced March 13 it will be filing a lawsuit on behalf of the sole remaining abortion provider in Kentucky, challenging the Kentucky legislature’s latest abortion ban. The announcement comes after the Kentucky legislature passed House Bill 5, a bill that would bar a woman from having an abortion if she decided to have one because of a fetal diagnosis. It also bans abortions based on the sex, race, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus. 

ACLU of Kentucky members who have paid their dues within the past 15 months are eligible to vote for the organization’s Board of Directors. As a current member of the ACLU of Kentucky, you are eligible to vote for candidates in this year’s election for Statewide Board of Directors. Candidates are running for three-year terms ending in 2022. You may vote either online using this ballot or in person at the Annual Meeting and Open House on April 18, 2019 in Louisville, KY (325 W. Main Street, Suite 2210). Online votes must be cast no later than noon on April 15, 2019.