ACLU Lawsuit: Abortion ban violates Kentucky constitution

Kentucky’s new abortion ban is being challenged by abortion-rights supporters.

They filed a lawsuit Monday arguing that women are being “forced to remain pregnant against their will” in violation of the state’s constitution. The suit was filed in Louisville. It takes aim at a 2019 Kentucky law that called for an immediate halt to nearly all abortions in the event that the Roe v. Wade ruling were to be overturned.

The state law went into effect Friday when the U.S. Supreme Court ended women’s constitutional protections for abortions. The suit asks a judge to temporarily block the so-called trigger law.

Emily Simpson, right, and Ashley Swindle, left, both of Bowling Green, hold up signs as they attend the BG Freedom Walkers' protest against the overturning of Roe v. Wade and Kentucky's trigger law to ban abortion, at Circus Square Park in Bowling Green, Ky., on Saturday, June 25, 2022. (Grace Ramey/Daily News via AP)