Kentucky Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Ban for Now

After three months of waiting, the Ky. Supreme Court upheld an earlier appeals court ruling allowing Kentucky's trigger abortion ban (and a six-week ban) to be enforced and sent the case back to a circuit court where parties will argue over the constitutional merits of the law. The decision drew praise from pro-life groups and disappointment from those challenging the bans in court. Daniel Cameron, the state's Attorney General, called the opinion a "significant victory." The ACLU, ACLU of Kentucky and Planned Parenthood Federation of America —which jointly represent the two abortion providers who challenged the laws after Roe's reversal — said the fight for abortion access in Kentucky is not over. Read more...


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