"We have not had … a legal abortion in the Commonwealth of Kentucky since August 1, 2022 … when our trigger law went into effect," reports Kentucky Right to Life executive director Addia Wuchner. "The abortion centers have closed."
Though it is a pro-life state, she says lawmakers and special interest groups still support abortion, and Kentucky and others that have restricted abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned have had "a flood of abortion pills coming into their states illegally."
Wuchner, a former state lawmaker, says Kentucky Right to Life is addressing that this legislative session with a bill that she says would "raise the bar" and put those that "traffic death" or intentional termination of life into the trafficking category, making it a felony instead of a misdemeanor to provide abortion pills in Kentucky.
The pro-lifer says this is important because it is currently difficult to go after those who are "shipping, distributing, and breaking the laws of Kentucky" if the state cannot catch them and lacks laws to hold them accountable.
The March for Life on Wednesday, March 11 aims to advance the state's defense for the dignity of every human life.
"We have so much work to do to come alongside of, to educate, to bring truth and understanding of who we are, to value every life," Wuchner adds.
"We will gather that morning at Good Shepherd Church at 9:30 for a praise and celebration of life service. Then, we'll be at the front lawn of the Capitol at 11:30 with a continued program, and we will march to the Kentucky Memorial of the Unborn in a prayerful and solemn march for our closing ceremony," the pro-lifer details.
