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The risk of limited abortion access

Kylie Allegrezza, Reporter December 8, 2024

Abortion is healthcare. Without access to abortion, people with uteruses will die or suffer serious medical complications. Getting rid of abortion access will not stop abortions, it will only stop safe...

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at the Tates Creek Public Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff file photo.

Amendment 2 debate shows need for transparency in government

Jennifer Sadler, Reporter December 26, 2022

Though election season is now over (for most), I’m sure many of us are left frustrated, confused and unfulfilled by the results. For those who participated in the 2022 midterm elections for Kentucky,...

The UK Apothecary is located on the ground floor of the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Kentucky Kernel

UK’s Apothecary Pharmacy raises questions about on-campus access to contraceptives

Elysee Sadia, Reporter December 14, 2022

UK’s new Apothecary Pharmacy serves UK students, staff and affiliates, providing vaccines, prescriptions and over the counter products. The pharmacy, located on the ground floor of the University of...

A voter fills out a ballot with her child on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at Maxwell Elementary School in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Kentucky Kernel

What a defeat of Amendment 2 means for Kentucky

Laurel Swanz, Reporter November 9, 2022

Early Wednesday morning, the proposed amendment to declare abortion not protected by the Kentucky constitution was defeated. The Associated Press called the race Wednesday morning after 86% of votes...

Freshman architecture major Emily Hernandez-Pachon holds a sign during a rally for sexual and reproductive justice hosted by College Democrats at UK on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, outside of Whitehall Classroom Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Kendall Staton | Kentucky Kernel

College Democrats host on-campus rally

Nate Lucas, Reporter October 13, 2022

The UK College Democrats hosted a rally for reproductive rights and the LGBTQ+ community on Oct. 6 outside Whitehall Classroom Building. The event culminated into a march at 2 p.m., during which around...

So, what now?

So, what now?

Emily Girard June 24, 2022

I woke up today in a condo in Florida, excited and ready to go to the beach with my mother. A few hours later, I was sobbing in my bed, scared for my life. Sure, the news coming out of the Supreme Court...

Bevin attacks Louisville abortion clinic

September 6, 2017

The only abortion clinic left in Kentucky is in Louisville. It is within the influence of Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin. Soon, women may not have access to an abortion clinic in the state of Kentucky because...

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