ACLU files lawsuit challenging Kentucky anti-abortion bill

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Kentucky's legal feud with abortion-rights defenders expanded on Thursday as the Republican-dominated legislature voted to ramp up the state's restrictions on the procedure.

Hours after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking one abortion bill, the group vowed to return to court to challenge Kentucky's newest and most restrictive measure - which would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. A fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy.

“These bans are blatantly unconstitutional, and we will ask the court to strike it down,” said Brigitte Amiri, deputy director with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project. The measure would require anyone seeking an abortion to first determine if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. If it is, the abortion would be banned. The measure would provide narrow exceptions for abortions, such as when the mother's life is endangered.

The ACLU said it filed the suit in anticipation that Bevin will sign it. The measure would go into effect immediately upon the governor's signature.

 

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