Pregnant woman sues Kentucky for right to have abortion
by Associated Press in Louisville and Ava Sasani from on (#6H0CR)
Woman, who is eight weeks pregnant, wants to have abortion in Kentucky but cannot legally do so because of near-total ban
A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit on Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen US states since Roe v Wade was overturned last year.
The suit, filed in state court in Louisville, says Kentucky's near-total prohibition against abortion violates the plaintiff's rights to privacy and self-determination under the state constitution.
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