The Kentucky Supreme Court will likely soon decide whether abortion clinics in the commonwealth can remain open after the Court of Appeals on Saturday.
Judge Glenn Acree denied Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s appeal of a temporary restraining order issued Thursday by a Jefferson County circuit judge.
Abortions will continue to be legal in Kentucky while a legal challenge to a state law banning almost all abortions in Kentucky continues before the Jefferson County judge.
Attorney General Cameron argued the judge erred in allowing abortions to resume in Kentucky and sought to have the restraining order blocked by the appeals court.
A “trigger law” made almost all abortions illegal in Kentucky when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last month.
Cameron tweeted Saturday, “We are disappointed with the ruling from the Court of Appeals. The ruling continues to prevent Kentucky’s Human Life Protection Act and heartbeat law from taking effect. We intend to bring this matter to the Supreme Court of Kentucky.”
A spokesperson for the ACLU of Kentucky says, “The state constitution protects Kentuckians’ rights to privacy, bodily autonomy, and self-determination…we won’t back down in the fight to defend Kentuckians’ most basic rights from extremist politicians like Daniel Cameron.”