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Coverage dated December 7, 2023 to December 8, 2023

Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion

Headline from KVIA El Paso

By BRUCE SCHREINER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. states since Roe v.

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  1. The Guardian

    Pregnant woman sues Kentucky for right to have abortion (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Woman, who is eight weeks pregnant, wants to have abortion in Kentucky but cannot legally do so because of near-total ban

  2. KVIA El Paso

    Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By BRUCE SCHREINER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. states since Roe v.

  3. NBC News

    Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues to overturn laws barring her from getting an abortion (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    “I am angry that now that I am pregnant and do not want to be, the government is interfering in my private matters and blocking me from having an abortion,” she said in a statement announcing the lawsuit.

  4. Washington Times

    Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for right to get an abortion (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. states since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year.

  5. The Daily Caller

    ‘Governmental Interference’: Pregnant Kentucky Woman Sues Red State Over Abortion Ban (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A pregnant woman from Kentucky filed a lawsuit against state officials, arguing that the state's abortion ban restricted her ability to "control" her life.

  6. WHAS Louisville

    Kentucky woman files lawsuit challenging state-wide abortion ban laws (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    A woman, who is approximately eight weeks pregnant, is suing the Commonwealth

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Kentucky woman approximately eight weeks pregnant files lawsuit challenging state’s abortion bans | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Sarah Dewberry and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A Kentucky woman who is approximately eight weeks pregnant and is seeking an abortion filed a class

  8. Triblive

    Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for right to get abortion (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen states since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year. The suit, filed in

  9. Portland Press Herald

    Kentucky woman sues state over abortion ban so she can terminate her pregnancy (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky woman Friday filed an emergency class-action lawsuit, asking a Jefferson County judge to allow her to terminate her pregnancy. It’s the first lawsuit of its kind in Kentucky since the state banned nearly all abortions in 2022 and one of the only times nationwide since bef…

  10. Local News 8

    Kentucky woman approximately eight weeks pregnant files lawsuit challenging state’s abortion bans (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Sarah Dewberry and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A Kentucky woman who is approximately eight weeks pregnant and is seeking an abortion filed a class action lawsuit Friday, challenging the state’s two abortion bans.

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