LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The impact is immediate in Kentucky. Abortions are now banned in the state.

According to state reports, there were more than 4,100 abortions in the commonwealth in 2020.

The vast majority were conducted at EMW or Planned Parenthood. On Friday, more than 20 woman seeking an abortion at EMW saw their appointments canceled.

For the rest of the year, that number will be zero.

"We exist to help women who find themselves in unexpected pregnancies," BsideU for Life executive director Monica Henderson said.

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With abortion clinic doors shut, pregnancy centers scattered across the state expect to see more women. Henderson says they provide pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and offer post-birth care like counseling and education assistance in mothers at no charge.

"But I would also like to say that it's also time for the church and well-meaning legislators and even well-meaning employers to wake up and realize there is a whole population of single parents and single moms that need the support that they're not getting now," Henderson said.

For those still looking for an abortion, they'll have to cross state lines to have a choice. The over 20 patients sent away from EMW on Friday were referred to clinics in Cincinnati, Indiana and West Virginia. 

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