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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kentucky on May 30 dropped its lawsuit challenging two of the state’s pro-life laws, in a development Kentucky’s attorney general, the defendant, applauded as one that will save lives.
The ACLU-KY had filed the lawsuit about six months ago on behalf of a Louisville woman who wanted to get an abortion, according to the Kentucky Lantern. The woman later traveled out of state for an abortion.
ACLU-KY Executive Director Amber Duke announced the voluntary lawsuit dismissal in a May 30 statement and said the organization will not provide further details about dropping the suit, Poe v. Coleman.
“People have the right to control their own bodies without government interference, and we will never stop fighting to restore abortion access in Kentucky,” Duke stated. “We are strategizing our next steps in this fight. In the meantime, our work to address the commonwealth’s maternal mortality rates and lack of widespread paid leave coverage will continue as long as Kentucky remains a forced-birth state.”
However, Kentucky’s pro-life laws save lives, said the state’s Attorney General Russell Coleman.
“Kentuckians can be proud that our pro-life values won the day today, and innocent lives will continue to be saved as a result,” Coleman said May 30. “I’m grateful to our dedicated team who continues to uphold the law as passed by our General Assembly.”
