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Pathway of Hope in Greenville, Kentucky, opened a Garden of Remembrance on October 15 to memorialize children lost through miscarriage, stillbirth, and abortion during Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month. The garden, supported by local community groups and a grant from the Felix E.

In 2025, five medically necessary abortions were performed in Kentucky to save the lives of women with life-threatening conditions, with all fetuses nonviable and procedures occurring between 15 and 21 weeks' gestation. Additionally, an estimated 7,220 to 7,580 Kentuckians obtained abortions in 2025 through out-of-state travel and telehealth access to abortion pills, reflecting a rise in mail-order and clinician-provided telehealth abortions within the state.

Kentucky donors raised nearly $200,000 during Give for Good Louisville to support organizations that help Kentuckians obtain abortions and advocate for abortion access. Key recipients include A Fund, Inc., Kentucky Health Justice Network, Kentucky Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, ACLU of Kentucky, and Planned Parenthood affiliates in Lexington and Louisville.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed a civil lawsuit against Mayday Health for advertising mail access to abortion-inducing drugs in Kentucky, alleging the ads violate the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act and facilitate illegal distribution of abortion pills by mail. The suit seeks a permanent injunction against Mayday's advertisements and penalties, citing that such mail-order abortion pills are illegal under Kentucky law.

In 2025, over 1.1 million abortions occurred nationwide, continuing an upward trend since the Dobbs decision, with telehealth abortions increasing to 28% of all abortions by year-end. Kentucky reported 3,800 abortions in 2025, a 37.5% increase from 2024, all resulting from telehealth access to abortion-inducing drugs despite the state's abortion ban.

Bridgett Craig was named executive director of AA Women's Services, a 37-year-old pregnancy resource center in Corbin, Kentucky, and is working to revitalize the center by recruiting volunteers and expanding hours. The center, which serves Knox, Laurel, and Whitley Counties, plans to increase open days from one to two per week starting in January and is relaunching its We Wrap for a Cause fundraiser to support its mission.

Kentucky Right to Life has hired Lucy Cole, a former WKYT reporter from Lexington, as its new Outreach Coordinator. Cole's journalism background and passion for advocating for the unborn are expected to strengthen the organization's mission across Kentucky.

Kentucky's 2024 annual abortion report recorded nine medically necessary abortions due to life-threatening conditions, including two fetuses born alive after the procedures. The report clarifies that elective abortions remain illegal in Kentucky and notes discrepancies in prior data due to ectopic pregnancy treatments being excluded from the official abortion count.