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Update 12\/12\/2023:\u00a0<\/strong>The Kentucky woman who filed a lawsuit demanding that she be allowed to abort her baby has reportedly suffered<\/a> a miscarriage. The lawsuit stated that she was about eight weeks pregnant at the time of its filing.<\/p>\n

According to NBC News, the woman’s attorneys intend to move forward with the lawsuit but did not say if the woman’s miscarriage will affect it. She had filed the lawsuit under the name Jane Doe and was seeking class-action status to include other women in Kentucky who are — or will become pregnant — and want to have an abortion.<\/p>\n

Most preborn children in Kentucky are protected from abortion, which is only allowed in cases in which the mother’s life is at risk or to “prevent the serious, permanent impairment of a life-sustaining organ” of the mother. Induced abortion — the direct and intentional killing of a child in the womb — is never medically necessary<\/a>. If a pregnancy must end to save a mother’s life, doctors use preterm delivery or emergency C-section rather than induced abortion. In either of those procedures, a baby is not intentionally killed before delivery.<\/p>\n

12\/11\/2023<\/strong>: Reminiscent of recent<\/a> lawsuits<\/a> against the state of Texas, the state of Kentucky is now being sued<\/a> by a woman who says<\/a> she has the right to an abortion, claiming her rights to privacy and self-determination under the state constitution. The plaintiff, only identified as Jane Doe, said she is eight weeks pregnant and wants an abortion. She is also seeking class-action status, so other women in Kentucky who may want an abortion can join.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a proud Kentuckian and I love the life my family and I have here, but I\u2019m angry that now that I\u2019m pregnant and do not want to be,\u201d the plaintiff said in a statement from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), one of the groups backing her challenge. \u201cThe government is interfering in my private matters and blocking me from having an abortion. This is my decision, not the government or any other person\u2019s.”<\/p>\n

In addition to Jane Doe, the lawsuit lists Planned Parenthood as a plaintiff. The abortion organization was forced to drop a lawsuit<\/a> in June, as they did not have a plaintiff willing to say they had been harmed by Kentucky’s law protecting preborn children. In a statement, Planned Parenthood said finding a plaintiff had been a “major barrier” to their lawsuit. Nearly six months later, it seems Planned Parenthood has finally found someone.<\/p>\n