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The law was rooted in the state’s interest in protecting public health, the judges said, noting that “we cannot say that laws requiring abortion facilities to have transfer and transport agreements with a local hospital are not reasonably related to a legitimate government end.”
Tabernacle Baptist Church in Nicholasville had objected to the governor’s limits and sought to provide in-person religious services.
The attorney general has asked Kentucky’s Acting Secretary of Health and Family Services Eric Friedlander to certify that abortion providers are not essential under the governor's executive order barring non-essential medical procedures.
Pro-life measures in Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana gain political traction, but face obstacles in the courts
Two legislature-passed pro-life bills are expected to be signed by the governor.
Eyewitnesses say the Saturday evening incident was led by Nathan Phillips, a tribal leader who was at the center of a confrontation with Catholic high school students after the March for Life that went viral on social media.
University of Kentucky Transfer Patrick Towles Plays Football, Studies Theology
The Kentucky county clerk was freed Sept. 8, but she could face further sanctions if she continues to follow her conscience by declining to issue marriage certificates to same-sex couples.
Bishop John Barres of Allentown, Pa., reflects on the basketball-faith connection.
A bill advanced by a Kentucky senator would codify students’ rights to religious and political speech at public schools, but the state ACLU opposes the move.
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