{"id":34259,"date":"2025-06-04T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/?p=34259"},"modified":"2025-06-05T22:41:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T22:41:21","slug":"kentucky-abortion-ban-will-keep-saving-babies-after-aclu-drops-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/kentucky-abortion-ban-will-keep-saving-babies-after-aclu-drops-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Abortion Ban Will Keep Saving Babies After ACLU Drops Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>By:  Steven Ertelt, originally published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2025\/06\/02\/kentucky-abortion-ban-will-keep-saving-babies-after-aclu-drops-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 2, 2025, LifeNews.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Kentucky\u2019s abortion ban remains intact to protect babies from abortions after the ACLU of Kentucky withdrew its lawsuit challenging the pro-life law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The dismissal ensures that abortions will continue to be banned in nearly all cases, except to save the mother\u2019s life or prevent severe injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The lawsuit, Poe v. Coleman, filed in November 2024 in Jefferson County Circuit Court, targeted Kentucky\u2019s trigger law and six-week abortion ban, enacted after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The trigger law bans abortions except in life-threatening situations or to prevent permanent injury, offering no exceptions for rape, incest, or fatal fetal anomalies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ultrasound3d10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ultrasound3d10.jpg 634w, https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ultrasound3d10-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The plaintiff, a Louisville woman using the pseudonym Mary Poe, argued the bans violated her constitutional rights, even though there is no right to abortion in the Constitution. The ACLU of Kentucky, representing her, sought class-action status to include all pregnant Kentuckians unable to have abortions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">On May 30, 2025, the ACLU voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit without specifying a reason, though executive director Amber Duke reaffirmed the organization\u2019s commitment to abortions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Pro-life leaders hailed the outcome as a triumph for Kentucky\u2019s commitment to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, a defendant in the case, vigorously defended the bans, arguing they reflect the state\u2019s values. In a November 2024 statement reported by LifeNews.com, Coleman\u2019s office called the ACLU\u2019s lawsuit \u201cbaseless\u201d and a \u201cdesperate attempt to impose a radical abortion agenda.\u201d On X, Coleman celebrated the dismissal, stating, \u201cKentucky\u2019s pro-life laws stand strong, protecting innocent lives and reflecting the will of our people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In 2023, the state Supreme Court ruled that abortion businesses lacked standing to sue on behalf of potential customers, prompting the ACLU and Planned Parenthood to file Poe v. Coleman with a pregnant plaintiff. A prior suit by a woman identified as Jane Doe was dropped in December 2023 after her embryo was deemed nonviable, highlighting the legal challenges of challenging the bans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Kentucky\u2019s laws have slashed abortions. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services reported just 23 abortions in 2023, all deemed medically necessary, compared to 4,441 in 2021 when abortion was fully legal. Pro-life advocates view this as evidence of the bans\u2019 success in protecting unborn lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>Steven Ertelt is the founder and editor of LifeNews.com.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>Image:  LifeNews.com\/MEN Syndication.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Steven Ertelt, originally published June 2, 2025, LifeNews.com Kentucky\u2019s abortion ban remains intact to protect babies from abortions after the ACLU of Kentucky withdrew its lawsuit challenging the pro-life law. 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