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Kentucky's trigger law, banning abortion except in life-threatening situations, took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Multiple lawsuits challenging the ban have been filed and subsequently dismissed or dropped.
Kentucky voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have explicitly denied abortion rights.
Abortion access varies significantly in Kentucky's neighboring states, ranging from legal until viability in Illinois to near-total bans in Missouri and Tennessee.
A strict abortion ban remains in place in Kentucky, despite residents voting in favor of abortion protections in prior elections.
The overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022 enacted the commonwealth's " trigger law " from 2019, and it has stayed intact through lengthy lawsuits and court ru