Groups Sue To Restore Abortion Access In Kentucky
Newsy
Two lawsuits were filed after the state's Republican-controlled legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Beshear's veto of a restrictive abortion bill.
Abortion-rights groups went to court Thursday seeking to restore abortion services in Kentucky, a day after the two remaining abortion clinics signaled they couldn't immediately comply with new restrictions imposed by the state's Republican legislature.
Two lawsuits filed in federal court in Louisville asked that a judge intervene to block the law from taking effect while the case is litigated.
The GOP-dominated legislature overturned Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of the sweeping abortion measure Wednesday. As lawmakers voted, abortion-rights activists standing vigil near the chambers chanted “bans off our bodies,” which echoed through the statehouse.
