abortion ban

The Kentucky Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay Monday that allows Attorney General Daniel Cameron to enforce two of the state’s near-total abortion bans. The decision reverses a temporary block against the laws.

Abortion is illegal again in Kentucky. The state court of appeals granted Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s request to enforce Kentucky’s ban on abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy and “trigger law,” which outlaws the procedure in most cases.

In other states, groups like the American Civil Liberties Union or abortion providers have brought lawsuits to try to stop or slow trigger abortion bans. But, we’re unlikely to see that type of challenge in Tennessee.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its judgement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Tuesday, the decision overturning Roe v. Wade. That starts the clock on Tennessee’s so-called trigger law.

A judge has granted a temporary injunction blocking Ky.’s trigger ban on abortion and six-week ban, for the duration of a circuit court case.

Kentucky grassroots organization “No Laws in Our Bodies” hosted a panel Tuesday that included Democratic state Sen. Karen Berg.

An injunction remains in place for other sections of House Bill 3, which restricts abortion medication and makes access harder for minors.

Some lawmakers see embryos as people. Doctors are worried about what that means for the future of IVF without federal abortion protections.

In most cases, abortion is expected to become completely illegal after fertilization in Tennessee in mid-August.

A Jefferson County judge heard witness testimony Wednesday as he considers a temporary injunction to further block the state’s near-total abortion ban.