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Kentucky high court blocks abortion ban bid after Roe v. Wade ruling

By
Mark Moore
Published July 6, 2022
Updated July 6, 2022, 1:18 p.m. ET

Kentucky’s Supreme Court turned down a request from the commonwealth’s Republican attorney general to reimpose an abortion ban this week after a lower court previously blocked its implementation, according to a report.

The Lexington Herald-Leader said that Chief Justice John Minton denied the motion by Attorney General Daniel Cameron late Monday, with Minton noting that his order “expresses no opinion on the substantive issues of this matter.”

Chief Justice John Minton denied the motion and noted that his order “expresses no opinion on the substantive issues of this matter.”
Chief Justice John Minton denied the motion and noted that his order “expresses no opinion on the substantive issues of this matter.” Kentucky Court of Justice

Kentucky’s trigger law — like a handful of others across the country — took effect on June 24 when the US Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, its 1973 decision guaranteeing a woman’s right to have an abortion nationwide.

The law prohibited abortions in the commonwealth except to save the life of the mother or prevent disabling injury.

But two abortion providers, Planned Parenthood and EMW Women’s Surgical Center, sued to obtain a restraining order, the report said.

Circuit Court Judge Mitch Perry granted the request and blocked the trigger law from taking effect.

Cameron then asked the Kentucky Court of Appeals to remove Perry’s injunction because it would do “irreparable harm” to the state.

The appeals court rejected his request over the weekend, leaving Cameron to ask the Kentucky Supreme Court to intervene.

The Kentucky Supreme Court denied a request from the state's attorney general to reimpose an abortion ban following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
The Kentucky Supreme Court denied a request from the state’s attorney general to reimpose an abortion ban following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images

“We’ve now asked all three levels of Kentucky’s judiciary to allow these laws to take effect,” Cameron said on Twitter Tuesday. “Not a single judge at any level has suggested these laws are unconstitutional, yet we are unfortunately still prohibited from enforcing them.

Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron said on Twitter that his office will continue to attempt to reinstate the law.
Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron tweeted that his office will continue to attempt to reinstate the abortion ban. AP

“We will not be deterred in defending these important laws, and our team will make a strong case tomorrow [Wednesday] in Jefferson Circuit Court to have the laws reinstated,” the AG added.