“I have decided that ending my pregnancy is the best decision for me and my family,” Poe writes in her public statement. “This is a personal decision, a decision I believe should be mine alone, not made by anyone else.” This was not always a radical proposition. But in the post-Dobbs world, it has sadly … Read more
Kentucky woman seeking abortion files lawsuit challenging state’s bans Woman argues both near-total ban and six-week ban violate state constitution’s rights to privacy and self-determination Read more at The Guardian Kentucky woman seeking abortion files lawsuit challenging state’s near-total ban Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, said in a statement that … Read more
On Friday evening, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Brian Edwards said the group of women lacked standing to bring the case and sided with the state’s attorney general, who defended the state’s abortion laws. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
Instead, Jane Doe’s attorneys urged other women who are pregnant and seeking an abortion in the Bluegrass State to reach out if they are interested in joining the case. The lawsuit says Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban violates the plaintiff’s rights to privacy and self-determination under the state constitution. Read more at NBC News
Pregnant woman sues Kentucky for right to have abortion The February ruling also made Kentucky the first state to require patients to bring their own legal challenges against abortion bans. The federal court system, along with most state courts, allows doctors to bring a lawsuit on their patient’s behalf, sparing pregnant people seeking abortion care … Read more
Cameron, currently the state attorney general, built his political career in part on his anti-abortion bonafides. In office, Cameron has signed onto numerous briefs supporting abortion restrictions in other states. This year, he supported legal efforts to overturn the Food & Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions, and joined … Read more
Staunchly anti-abortion lawmakers argued that the GOP needs to work even harder to persuade voters of their cause and redouble their efforts to pass a ban on abortion after 15 weeks at a minimum. Read more at HuffPost
Cameron has consistently used his office to oppose abortion access beyond Kentucky’s borders. He, along with fellow Republican attorneys general, led a brief supporting a waiting period requirement in Tennessee in 2021 and signed onto amicus briefs supporting Mississippi’s case in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2021, a six-week ban in South Carolina … Read more
The bills have been introduced in states such as Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Some explicitly target medication abortion and self-managed abortion; some look to remove provisions in the law which previously protected pregnant people from criminalization; and others look to establish the fetus as a person from the point of conception. Read … Read more
In her opinion, Justice Debra Lambert said that Louisville Circuit Court Judge Mitch Perry was wrong to halt enforcement of the bans last July and the appeals court was correct to reinstate the bans in August. She did, however, leave the door open to hearing a future challenge on whether “the right to abortion exists … Read more
