June 29, 2023

Planned Parenthood Drops Lawsuit Against Pro-Life Kentucky Laws

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R)
Last Week, Kentucky Planned Parenthood and the ACLU dropped its lawsuit challenging two pro-life laws in the state. One of these laws protects unborn children from abortion if they have a detectable heartbeat (six weeks). The other law is a trigger law protecting the unborn from abortion upon the repeal of Roe v. Wade.

The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled last year that Planned Parenthood had no legal standing to challenge the law. It reinstated the protective laws and told Planned Parenthood that it must find a woman who was harmed by the law to continue. The pro-abortion groups failed to find such a plaintiff before the Supreme Court's deadline.

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron wrote in a press release,

“A society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable—especially the unborn. Today is a reminder that every life deserves to live. My office will always defend and enforce Kentucky’s pro-life laws passed by our General Assembly. We are gratified that the abortion providers recognized their case should be dismissed. As a result of our efforts, I am proud to say that the elective abortion industry is out of business in Kentucky, and their inhumane practice remains illegal in our Commonwealth.”

Kentucky Planned Parenthood Director Tamarra Wieder said the abortion business hopes to challenge the law again if a woman ever steps forward to stand as a plaintiff. “Just because we didn’t meet a deadline, doesn’t mean we hold these laws to be just.”