Kentuckians, tell us about your experience with abortion care, questions about access

As we continue our coverage of access to reproductive health care in Kentucky, Herald-Leader reporters are looking to better understand your experiences with abortion care and other services.

The procedure remains largely illegal in the commonwealth after the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Feb. 16 it would not reinstate an injunction that would have blocked a near-total ban.

In the ruling, the court found a lower, circuit court had “abused its discretion” in granting the injunction, which would have allowed providers to conduct the procedure while the state’s trigger law is challenged.

The floodgates of judicial activity around Kentucky’s abortion law were opened in June 2022 when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned landmark case Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 ruling. At the time, Kentucky was one of 13 U.S. states with a so-called trigger law.

Lack of access to the procedure in Kentucky is already hurting pregnant individuals, the Herald-Leader has reported across multiple investigative series, including those with non-viable pregnancies.

Last week, a Republican lawmaker filed bills that would make some exceptions in the case of rape, fetal abnormality and incest.

To better inform our reporting, we’ve developed the survey below to collect your questions and connect with individuals with experience with abortion care in the state. None of the collected information will be shared publicly or printed without consent.

If you feel comfortable being contacted by a reporter, you may hear from enterprise reporter Alex Acquisto or an editor from our newsroom.

This story was originally published May 3, 2022 at 3:55 PM.