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but because of the other restrictions and the bill that are designed to make it basically impossible for anyone to perform any legal abortion in the state, those two last clinics in the state tell us tonight that there is no way for them to comply with this new law. which again, went into effect today with the veto override. so the last two clinics in kentucky are saying that, as of now, they had to close their doors. they are no longer able to provide abortions because of this new law as of today. which means, if we are talking about landmarks, today is the landmark because today, for the first time since roe v. wade, s in 1973, today, the first american state has gone dark. to outright block all legal access to abortions in the state, full stop. kentucky is the first one. it s the first state with no legal access to abortion since roe v. wade in 1973.
in the whole state of kentucky, they re both located in louisville. tonight, both of those clinics say that because of the way that the law is written, not just because of the 15-week ban, but because of the other restrictions and the bill that are designed to make it basically impossible for anyone to perform any legal abortion in the state, those two last clinics in the state tell us tonight that there is no way for them to comply with this new law. which again, went into effect today with the veto override. so the last two clinics in kentucky are announcing, as of now, they had to close their doors. they are no longer able to provide abortions because of this new law as of today. which means, if we are talking about landmarks, today is the landmark because today, for the first time since roe v. wade, supreme court decision in 1973, today, the first american state has gone dark. to outright block all legal access to abortions in the state, full stop. kentucky is the first one. it s t
override the governor s veto and the practical consequence of that is very important for our country. because it means that that new abortion ban in kentucky is now in i effect. there s no grace period. there s no planned implementation date in the future for it. the law takes effect immediately. operational today. right now. and it turns out, it s much more than just a 15-week ban. there s already only two clinics that provide abortions in the whole state of kentucky. they re both located in louisville. tonight, both of those clinics say that because of the way the law is written, not just because the 15-week ban, but because of the other restrictions in the bill, that are designed to make it basically impossible for anybody to legally provide any abortion in the state, both of those clinics, the last two clinics in t the state tell us tonightcl that there is no way r them to comply with this new law which again went into effect today, with the veto override,