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Kentucky lacking in prenatal care as more could need it post-Roe – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville
Whereas abortions are nonetheless accessible proper now in Kentucky, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom determination to overturn Roe v. Wade might in the end imply much less abortion care within the state.
Kentucky’s Cupboard for Well being and Household Companies reported there have been greater than 4,100 abortions within the state in 2020, and greater than 51,000 reside births, in line with March of Dimes.
If a complete ban goes by way of, extra folks might be compelled to carry pregnancies to time period in Kentucky, a state the place it’s statistically extra harmful to be pregnant.
An absence of OB-GYNS
A part of the issue is an absence of obstetrics and gynecological docs. Information paints a bleak portrait of prenatal care within the state, which can be worse in rural areas.
Information from the U.S. Well being Assets and Companies Administration present greater than half of Kentucky’s 120 counties had no devoted OB-GYN in 2020 and 2021. It’s an issue all through many rural communities, with round half of U.S. counties having no OB-GYN in 2016.
Dr. Anne Banfield is medical director of Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Mary’s Hospital in Maryland. A number of months in the past, she was practising in rural West Virginia and noticed first-hand how laborious it was for folks to get the well being care they wanted.
“We now have loads of moms in our nation who’re struggling, as a result of doubtlessly in lots of instances, there are breakdowns within the prenatal care system,” she mentioned.
A report by the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Companies discovered that Kentucky was in need of the variety of the OB-GYNS it wanted as of some years in the past and that the scenario was anticipated to worsen within the subsequent decade.
Household docs usually present prenatal care in rural areas, however the American Board of Household Medication discovered solely about 8% in Kentucky do. That’s decrease than each bordering state – Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Missouri and Tennessee – by which round 12% of household docs do prenatal care.
Individuals can also get some prenatal care companies at different locations like native well being departments. However the presence of docs will not be the one barrier.
Melissa Eggen is a Ph.D. pupil on the College of Louisville and a senior coverage analyst on the Commonwealth Institute of Kentucky.
She mentioned there are different components that may stop folks from accessing prenatal care, like an absence of insurance coverage or systemic racism in well being care.
“A lady might have seen her supplier, and that supplier might have expressed one thing that she perceived as being racist,” Eggen mentioned. “And he or she might not need to come to that supplier any longer, she might not belief that supplier, she might cease utilizing prenatal care altogether.”
Harmful outcomes
Kentucky has the next maternal mortality charge than many different states. The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention reviews that between 2018 and 2020, Kentucky’s charge was greater than the nationwide common at practically 40 deaths per 100,000 reside births. That’s double the nationwide charge.
Banfield, the physician who labored in West Virginia, mentioned even folks with low-risk pregnancies ought to have physician visits recurrently. However in rural communities throughout Kentucky, comorbidities like diabetes and hypertension are extra prevalent. Meaning the danger for a harmful being pregnant is elevated, as is the necessity for prenatal care.
“There’s further surveillance that’s beneficial, and oftentimes that implies that the variety of visits that they’re beneficial to have might be considerably elevated,” she mentioned.
She paints an image of how these comorbidities could make being pregnant harmful.
“We might have a affected person who has hypertension, and goes from having hypertension, to having preeclampsia or eclampsia and now, maternal seizures, and maternal neurologic issues related to that,” she mentioned. “We might have a mom who has a placenta that’s inappropriately situated and has bleeding exterior the hospital that ends in hemorrhage that’s life-threatening.”
Extra restrictions coming
With the U.S. Supreme Courtroom’s ruling final month, tons of of hundreds misplaced entry to abortion in Kentucky, because the state’s set off regulation went into impact.
The regulation makes it a Class D felony for anybody to offer abortions within the state, besides in life-threatening conditions.
Suppliers took that to courtroom, and abortion companies resumed per week later. That struggle continues, and entry might once more be taken away this 12 months for folks looking for companies within the commonwealth.
Abortions are nonetheless out there in Kentucky for now. However these too are laborious to entry; the state’s solely two suppliers are in Louisville, removed from a lot of the state’s rural inhabitants.
Banfield mentioned the potential for extra unplanned pregnancies being carried to time period is creating an ideal storm in areas with already poor maternal outcomes, like Kentucky.
“The post-Roe scenario, and the problems we now have with maternal mortality, and the problems that we now have with entry to care in rural areas of america […] are all coming collectively in a manner that’s going to make our scenario after we are attempting to struggle a battle towards maternal mortality 1,000 occasions worse,” Banfield mentioned.
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Liberty 38-21 Western Kentucky (Nov 23, 2024) Game Recap – ESPN
LYNCHBURG, Va. — — Quinton Cooley rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns, Billy Lucas added 131 yards and a score, and Liberty gained 419 on the ground with four touchdowns in a 38-21 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday.
Liberty (8-2, 5-2 Conference USA) has won eight-plus games for the sixth consecutive season to keep alive hopes of a second straight trip to the conference championship game. The Flames play Sam Houston (8-3, 5-2) on Friday.
Liberty scored 21 straight points to close the first quarter, the last covering 90 yards in just 45 seconds to take a 21-7 lead.
Amarian Williams made two interceptions, including one with 2:03 remaining to seal it. Caden Veltkamp was intercepted three times before finishing 20 of 34 for 262 yards and two touchdowns for Western Kentucky (7-4, 5-2).
Cooley reached 1,000 yards rushing for the second straight season. The Flames entered ranked No. 5 nationally in rushing yards/game (249.8). Quarterback Kaidon Salter also carried 11 times for 66 yards and a touchdown. Three other players had at least two rushes for Liberty, which ended with 63 carries.
The Flames, in their season finale at Williams Stadium, avoided dropping multiple conference games at home for the first time since 2005.
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Senior Class Shines on Senior Day as No. 12 Kentucky Captures Eighth-Straight SEC Title
Thanks to a balanced effort from the senior class, the No. 12 Kentucky Volleyball team captured at least a share of an eighth-straight Southeastern Conference championship on Sunday afternoon, downing Arkansas in straight sets (26-24, 25-20, 25-13) on Senior Day inside Historic Memorial Coliseum.
The Kentucky seniors have been an integral part of the program since they first stepped on the court, a theme that continued in the match against the Razorbacks as seniors Emma Grome, Megan Wilson, Eleanor Beavin, and Erin Lamb all played key roles in the Cats’ sweep of Arkansas.
Following the match, UK head coach Craig Skinner attributed the team’s success to a staff dedicated to preparation, and a team of athletes who embraced the challenge involved in competing for a championship.
“I’ve gotta give a lot of credit to our staff,” Skinner said. “Our staff was unbelievable this year, Ben (Josephson), and Merideth (Jewell), and Madison (Lilley) did a hell of a job coaching this team and getting them prepared to play against great competition, so that’s the first thing.
“And the second thing, when you recruit athletes to compete for championships they know the expectations and the standards and that’s what they want. We’ve been shooting for the top ever since I’ve gotten here and we don’t wanna go anywhere else.”
Offensively, Grome paced the Kentucky attack to 40 total kills on a .312 hitting clip. Four Wildcats totaled six or more kills, led by sophomore Brooklyn DeLeye who finished with 13. It was Wilson who stole the show Sunday, however, as the senior right side found the floor with 12 kills on a sweltering .500 clip. In her second match back from injury, Lamb added seven kills to the winning cause and Jordyn Dailey totaled six.
Kentucky stifled the Razorbacks at the net as they racked up 8.0 rejections and held Arkansas to .130 hitting. In the third and final set, Arkansas totaled only four kills with three errors as the Cats coasted to the set and match victory. Brooke Bultema led the way with 5.0 blocks, Wilson had 4.0, Dailey finished with 3.0, and Grome and DeLeye each had a pair.
Molly Tuozzo continued to anchor the back line as she totaled 19 digs to lead all players. DeLeye added 11, Grome had 10, and Beavin had seven.
Beavin made her biggest impact from behind the service line, as the senior served up a match-high four aces. Lamb and DeLeye each had two of their own and Grome finished with one.
With the win, Kentucky improves to 19-7 on the season and 13-2 in the SEC. The victory locked up at least a share of the SEC title for the Cats for a program-best eighth-consecutive year.
UK will conclude the regular season on Wednesday as they travel to Columbia, Missouri for a matchup with No. 25 Missouri. If Kentucky leaves Columbia with a victory, they will claim the conference championship outright as Florida and Texas sit a game behind them in the standings. First serve against the Tigers is set for 7:00 pm ET.
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Former Sheriff Shawn ‘Mickey’ Stines indicted for murder of Kentucky judge
Two months after video showed him shooting a Kentucky judge at point-blank range in his chambers, former Sheriff Shawn ‘Mickey’ Stines has been indicted for murder.
The indictment, announced jointly by state and local prosecutors, charges Stines with shooting and killing Letcher County District Court Judge Kevin Mullins. Stines is scheduled to appear for his arraignment on Monday, Nov. 25.
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At a probable cause hearing in October, prosecutors showed a silent video that appeared to show Stines walking into the judge’s chambers with a weapon and firing multiple times at the victim, who frantically tried to escape under his desk.
Stines, who was sheriff at the time of the shooting, resigned on Oct. 1, hours before appearing in court to plead not guilty to murder charges.
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Investigators have not offered any potential motive for the murder. Those who knew Stines and Mullins said the two had worked together for years and were friends.
To date, prosecutors have not announced whether they will seek the death penalty.
This story was originally published by Lauren Silver at Court TV.
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