Kentucky's Near-Total Abortion Ban Challenged Again
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A pregnant Kentucky woman is suing over Kentucky's two abortion bans.
The ACLU of Kentucky says a woman who is seven weeks pregnant is suing the state, claiming Kentucky's near-total abortion ban violates her Constitutional rights to privacy and self-determination.
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Kentucky's Near-Total Abortion Ban Challenged Again
Clip: Season 3 Episode 119 | 1m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
The ACLU of Kentucky says a woman who is seven weeks pregnant is suing the state, claiming Kentucky's near-total abortion ban violates her Constitutional rights to privacy and self-determination.
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The ACLU says a woman calling herself Mary Poe is seven weeks pregnant and wants to have an abortion.
She says she's suffering because the Commonwealth of Kentucky has denied her access to medical care.
Her lawsuit cites her constitutional rights to privacy and self-determination.
The case is Mary Poe versus Russell Coleman at all, referring to Kentucky's attorney general and was filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court.
The suit challenges the near-total ban on abortion passed in Kentucky after the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision and 2022.
It also challenges the six week abortion ban law that bans abortion after a heartbeat is detectable and response.
David Walls with the Family Foundation called the lawsuit a meritless legal attack on pre-born Kentuckians and their mothers.
He says, quote, The ACLU suggested that the Kentucky Constitution Fund somehow secretly contains a hidden right to terminate the life and stop the beating heart of an unborn human being is absolutely absurd.
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