Members of Louisville Metro Council debate an ordinance that would have  created a safety buffer zone outside Louisville medical centers, including the state's only abortion clinic on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020.
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Six Democrats on Council joined seven Republicans in voting against the ordinance, which would have allowed the creation of a safety buffer zones measuring from the entrance of a health care facility to the closest street curb and 12 feet from side to side.
Twenty states already ban the practice on minors. Covington, Kentucky, passed a similar law this year.
After serving on the council for the past decade, David Yates resigned from the District 25 seat after being elected as a representative for District 37 in the state senate.
