A constitutional amendment on the ballot in Kentucky will likely decide whether abortion will be legal in the state.
The proposed amendment would officially clarify that Kentucky's constitution does not protect the right to abortion—skirting privacy and bodily autonomy protections in the state's constitution. Whether it succeeds is likely to affect the outcome of a current legal battle in the state's Supreme Court, where justices are reviewing the state's 2019 trigger law. In a struggle closely mirroring Kansas' August ballot measure, abortions will likely permanently cease in the state if the amendment passes.
