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Associated Press/Photo by Timothy D. Easley (file)Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron in Frankfort, Ky.Supreme Court takes up Kentucky abortion law dispute
by Charissa Koh
Posted 3/29/21, 04:51 pm
In 2018, Kentucky’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a law protecting unborn babies from the dilation and evacuation procedure, or dismemberment abortion, commonly used during the second trimester. Abortion providers sued, and a trial court and an appellate court panel blocked the law. When Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration dropped the case, Attorney General Daniel Cameron asked to intervene and defend the law. The appeals court said no, but on Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Cameron’s appeal this fall.
How would a Supreme Court ruling affect abortion? The justices decided not to rule on the constitutionality of Kentucky’s law, only on whether Cameron can intervene in this case. But if he wins, Cameron could ask the appeals court to revive the case about the law itself. Also on Monday, the justices once again declined to hear arguments regarding a Mississippi law that would effectively ban abortion after 15 weeks.
Dig Deeper: Read Leah Hickman’s report in Vitals about the court battle against the last abortion provider in Missouri.
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Charissa Koh
Charissa is a WORLD reporter who often writes about poverty fighting and prison reform, including profiling ministries in the annual Hope Awards for Effective Compassion competition. She is also a part of WORLD's investigative unit, the Caleb Team. Charissa resides with her husband, Josh, in Austin, Texas. Follow her on Twitter @CharissaKoh.
Comments
NEWS2ME
Posted: Tue, 03/30/2021 04:02 pmI can't even imagine the perversion of someone who would protect the dismembering a baby. Those people should be put in a mental institution. They are most definitely mental ill.
OldMike
Posted: Tue, 03/30/2021 10:58 pmGod bless the Kentucky legislators who voted for the law, and Kentucky Attorney General Cameron!