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Kentucky Could Become The Only State Without A Clinic That Performs Abortions

A federal trial pits the last remaining clinic providing abortions in Kentucky against the state's Republican administration, which says the center failed to meet state health standards.
Volunteer escorts line up outside the EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville, Ky., ahead of a large anti-abortion-rights protest earlier this summer. / Dylan Lovan / Shutterstock.com

Kentucky is down to only one clinic that performs abortions: the EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville. A trial kicking off Wednesday morning in federal court in Louisville will decide whether Kentucky will become the first state without a single such clinic.

Republican Gov. Matt Bevin tried to shut down the EMW center earlier this year after his administration to meet state health regulations requiring

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