How Kentucky Republicans blocked all abortions for more than a week

Sometimes, part of what is missed & misunderstood in the political and religious policy pushes, is that health care workers need to have the knowledge and skills to deal with ALL types of pregnancy losses, disruptions and endings of pregnancies to recognize and treat the life-threatening conditions that occur in women who are pregnant so they don't die. The "pro-birth" advocates don't seem to get this. Neither do the political types posturing for votes who want to "practice medicine" without the necessary understanding of anatomy and physiology.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
...""This is where patients would come after their procedure," Tamarra Wieder, Kentucky state director for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana and Kentucky, said on Wednesday as she stood behind an empty nurses' station in her Louisville health center. "Generally all of the beds would be full on a procedure day. There is nobody in here, and it has been empty since last week."

A 'temporary reprieve'

Abortion providers in Kentucky say they're now resuming abortion services after a federal judge issued the order temporarily blocking a new state law known as House Bill 3, which had halted abortions there since the middle of last week.

But they acknowledge it may be a fleeting victory – and a preview of what's likely coming next, if the Supreme Court overturns Roe and other precedents guaranteeing abortion rights, as many observers expect.

"We know it's a temporary reprieve and it's heartbreaking to see how this is going to play out. You begin to feel the dominoes cascade," Wieder said. "It's not going to last long."...

Hopefully some potential people got to live a week longer.