Kentucky’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal by the state attorney general to reinstate a near-total abortion ban blocked by a district court judge last week, according to reports. The decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. in late June to overturn Roe v. Wade challenged a Kentucky law, the Protection of Human Life Act, that bans all abortions except those performed to save the life of the mother or prevent serious injury to her. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron speaks to members of the press in front of the US Supreme Court on October 12, 2021 in Washington, DC (Alex Wong/Getty Images) The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of state abortion providers last week claiming the law unconstitutionally forces women to “remain pregnant against their will.” Jefferson County District Court Judge Mitch Perry last week issued a temporary restraining order against the law and another law that blocks abortions after six weeks. KENTUCKY ABORTION LAW CHALLENGED BY SUPREME COURT RULING BLOCKED BY JUDGE Since then, abortions have continued in the state. On Saturday, the Kentucky Court of Appeals denied Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s request to stay the ruling, and the state’s highest court denied his request Sunday on Tuesday, WDRB-TV reported. “THE [state] The Supreme Court’s decision to continue to delay enforcement of the Kentucky Life Protection Act and the Heartbeat Act is disappointing,” Cameron said Tuesday. to restore the laws”. MORE THAN 2 DOZ STATES TO RESTRICT ABORTIONS AFTER ROE V. WADE OVERRULED The exterior of Louisville’s Planned Parenthood is seen on April 14, 2022. A judge cleared the way Thursday, June 30, for the reopening of abortions in Kentucky, temporarily blocking the state’s near-total ban in the process that was started by a Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, File) Samuel Crankshaw, director of communications for the ACLU Kentucky, also responded to the high court’s denial. “The Kentucky Supreme Court has now refused [AG Cameron’s] second attempt to block an emergency order that protects Kentuckians’ rights to privacy, bodily autonomy and self-determination as outlined in the state constitution.” The district court will hold a hearing on the lawsuit on Wednesday. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker walks with his oldest daughter, Kailyn Booker, during a news conference following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health on June 24, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images) MISSISSIPPI LAW REFUSES TO BLOCK ‘CHALLENGE LAW’ BANNING MOST ABORTIONS Kentucky is the third state to temporarily block its abortion-enabling law. Pro-choice activists have filed a number of lawsuits to stop, or more often delay, the bans. Judges in both Texas and Louisiana have blocked the enabling laws and will hold hearings in July to decide on the lawsuits. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In addition to Texas and Louisiana, 10 states have abortion bans on the books that took effect after Roe fell. Anders Hagstrom of Fox News contributed to this report.
