Kentucky Abortion Lawsuit Withdrawn After Embryo Found to Lack Cardiac Activity

The lawsuit, challenging the state's strict abortion laws, was dropped after the plaintiff discovered her embryo no longer had cardiac activity. Attorneys encourage others seeking an abortion to consider legal action.

A Kentucky woman who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion has withdrawn the case after discovering her embryo no longer had cardiac activity.
The lawsuit, which sought class-action status, was filed in response to a Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that abortion providers cannot sue on behalf of their patients.
Kentucky has two overlapping abortion bans, a 'trigger' law banning all abortions except those necessary to save the life of the patient, and a six-week 'heartbeat' law.
Both laws do not include exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or severe fetal anomalies.
Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood have encouraged others in Kentucky who are currently pregnant and seeking an abortion to reach out if they are interested in bringing a case.