April 11, 2022

Kentucky AG Files Brief in Support of Dismemberment Abortion Ban

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed a brief on April 4 asking the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a challenge to a law banning dismemberment abortions.

Because pro-abortion Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear initially chose not to defend the law in court, Cameron fought in court for the right of his department to do so. When his petition was initially rejected, he went all the way to the US Supreme Court. On March 3, the US Supreme Court ruled that Cameron could defend the "2018 Human Rights of the Child Act" even if Gov Beshear would not.

“In an 8-1 decision, the highest court in our land recognized our ability to defend Kentucky’s law banning live dismemberment abortions, and today we took the first step to continue our defense,” said Attorney General Cameron. “We will fight for as long as it takes to ensure this important law is enforced in Kentucky.”

Cameron argues in his petition that the Sixth Circuit should rehear the case because of the US Supreme Court's decision in June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo. That decision created a new standard for reviewing pro-life laws. Additionally, Cameron's petition points out that the Fifth Circuit upheld a Texas law banning dismemberment abortions.