Lexington Democrat Rep. Lindsey Burke is under “no delusion” that Kentucky’s Republican-controlled legislature will hear, much less pass, a bill to reinstate abortion access. But, during the 2025 legislative session, she’s going to file it anyway. It will mark her third annual attempt. Most Kentuckians lost abortion access when, in June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court […]
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Ky. lawmakers, advocates talk maternal health, AI, gun violence and more at conference
A bipartisan panel of Kentucky lawmakers told dozens of health advocates Tuesday they plan to introduce a variety of bills in 2025 to collect gun violence data, restore abortion access, regulate artificial intelligence, reform prior authorization and more. They spoke at the Kentucky Voices for Health’s annual meeting at the Griffin Gate Marriott in Lexington, […]
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Saying pregnancy is ‘very complicated,’ Kentucky Democrat seeks to restore abortion access
Despite believing there is “very little appetite” in the Republican-controlled Kentucky legislature to roll back abortion bans, a Lexington Democrat hopes her own story of becoming a mother appeals to “friendly faces across the aisle.” Rep. Lindsey Burke, D-Lexington, is filing three bills that roll back all abortion bans in Kentucky, protect medical records of […]
