An abortion clinic in Lexington will remain closed after the Kentucky Supreme Court denied an appeal from the facility.
EMW Women’s Clinic closed in June following a legal challenge by Governor Matt Bevin.
Bevin said the clinic couldn’t provide abortions until it received a license from the state’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Lawyers for EMW have argued the facility is a women’s health clinic that doesn’t need a specific abortion license.
But the unanimous ruling by the state Supreme Court Thursday upholds a Court of Appeals’ ruling that sided with the Governor.
The Herald-Leader reports the decision doesn’t involve the legality of abortion, but instead says EMW exists solely to provide abortions and is subject to the state licensing rules.
The clinic is the only abortion provider east of Louisville.
