Tag: abortion
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Republicans, in first day of House control, remove Democratic Rep. Tom Burch from health panel that he chaired for 30 years
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — State Rep. Tom Burch has not only lost the chair of the House health committee, which he led for...
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Study: Teens who frequent e-cigs are more likely to become frequent smokers; vaping industry disputes conclusions
Teens who use electronic cigarettes regularly are more likely to become frequent and heavy cigarette smokers, according to a new study. The study, published in the Journal of the American...
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Smoking marijuana isn’t the biggest concern for your doctor, unless perhaps he or she is a Republican
Marijuana use is not among your doctor’s major worries, but that might depend on his or her politics, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy...
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Congress includes Zika funding in stopgap spending bill
McConnell with other GOP Senate leaders, John Barrasso of Wyoming and John Cornyn of Texas (Getty Images photo by Alex Wong) Congress has finally appropriated $1.1 billion to fight the...
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State Supreme Court rejects Lexington abortion clinic’s bid to remain open while it challenges Court of Appeals ruling closing it
The only abortion clinic in the eastern half of Kentucky will remain closed while it appeals the state’s closure of it to the state Supreme Court. The court denied a...
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Congress leaves for summer without funding Zika fight; McConnell and Reid trade barbs of blame
Congress left Washington for a summer recess without providing any more money to fight the spread of the Zika virus that causes birth defects. “In what has become a familiar...
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Judge rejects Bevin lawsuit against Louisville abortion clinic; administration says it will appeal
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has lost the first round in his legal fight against the new but not formally licensed Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in downtown Louisville. Circuit Judge Mitch Perry...
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Court of Appeals orders Lexington abortion clinic closed for now
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Reversing a lower court’s ruling Wednesday, the Kentucky Court of Appeals said Lexington’s only location for legal abortions must stop performing them pending a lawsuit by the...
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Judge denies Bevin’s bid to close Lexington abortion provider, citing difficulty that would create for Eastern Ky. women
UPDATE, June 15: A three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals reversed the ruling. A Lexington judge has rejected Gov. Matt Bevin’s request to close the city’s only abortion...
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Bevin administration seeks maximum fines against Planned Parenthood, alleging 23 abortions at Louisville facility were illegal
The administration of Gov. Matt Bevin has filed a lawsuit seeking fines against Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, alleging that it performed 23 abortions without proper authorization in December...