Aprile Rickert

The Satanic Temple has filed a federal lawsuit arguing Indiana’s recent abortion ban violates constitutional and religious freedoms.

An Indiana judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the state’s near-total abortion ban, one week after it went into effect.

Baptist Health and Norton Healthcare have begun offering the new bivalent COVID-19 booster, adding more opportunities for protection in the Louisville area.

Multiple police agencies are investigating after shots were fired early Sunday at what’s reportedly the home of Clarksville Police Chief Mark Palmer.

The law makes it a felony to provide abortions in most cases, with exceptions only to save the life of the pregnant patient, if there are fatal fetal anomalies, or in cases of rape or incest up to 10 weeks.

In November, Kentuckians will vote on an amendment that would explicitly state there is no right to abortion in the state constitution. A group of panelists discussed the amendment on Friday and urged Kentuckians to vote it down, saying it would have devastating effects.

The lawsuit is filed on behalf of Hoosier Jews for Choice and five people who practice religions including Judaism and Islam.

Indiana’s new law makes it a level 5 felony and carries a fine of up to $10,000 and six years in prison for anyone providing an abortion outside of the narrow exceptions.

Planned Parenthood and the ACLU worry new abortion reporting requirements could reveal patients’ identities, and they’re asking the public to submit comments to the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services this week.

Abortions might be illegal right now in the commonwealth, but the state’s two providers – both in Louisville – are doing what they can to help with access to care.