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A Kentucky judge has ruled against<\/a> three Jewish women who filed a lawsuit contending that a state law protecting preborn children from abortion violated their religious freedom.<\/p>\n

Jefferson County Circuit Judge Brian Edwards on Friday dismissed the lawsuit filed by Lisa Sobel, Jessica Kalb and Sarah Baron.\u00a0The case centered largely around in-vitro fertilization (IVF), with the women arguing that because the law states that life begins at conception (which they claim is a religious belief), they would not be able to discard unwanted embryos. Kalb, who currently has nine frozen embryos, stated<\/a> that she was afraid to use them because of the law, and noted that she didn’t want to have nine more pregnancies.<\/p>\n

In his dismissal, Edwards said the women’s’ claims didn’t hold merit because their “alleged injuries … are hypothetical as none are currently pregnant or undergoing IVF at the present time.”<\/p>\n

READ: Woman says IVF is a \u2018cash cow\u2019 that pro-lifers shouldn\u2019t defend<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman praised the court’s decision to throw out the lawsuit and uphold the state’s law, but he also championed the idea that IVF \u2014 which kills preborn children at a higher rate than abortion<\/a> \u2014 remains protected in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe applaud the Court\u2019s decision to uphold Kentucky law,\u201d Coleman said in a news release Friday evening. \u201cMost importantly, the Court eliminates any notion that access to IVF services in our Commonwealth is at risk. Today\u2019s opinion is a welcome reassurance to the many Kentuckians seeking to become parents.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Live Action News has shown, IVF is not a pro-life solution<\/a> to infertility, because it often results in the destruction of unused or unwanted embryos. Because life begins at the moment of fertilization, this is the ending of preborn lives.\u00a0The fact that life begins at fertilization is not a religious belief, but a scientific one, overwhelmingly backed<\/a> by scientific journals, textbooks, and professionals.<\/p>\n

Lawyers for the women say their fight is not yet over.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter thirteen months of waiting, we received a nine-page decision that we feel fails to comport with the law and makes numerous obvious errors,\u201d stated<\/a> Aaron Kemper, an attorney for the women. \u201cOur nation is waiting for a judiciary brave enough to do what the law and our traditions require. Our clients demand that we continue the fight and we look forward to review by higher courts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30-seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Kentucky judge has ruled against three Jewish women who filed a lawsuit contending that a state law protecting preborn children from abortion violated their religious freedom. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Brian Edwards on Friday dismissed the lawsuit filed by Lisa Sobel, Jessica Kalb and Sarah Baron.\u00a0The case centered largely around in-vitro fertilization (IVF), with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":607,"featured_media":285562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3473,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nKentucky judge dismisses lawsuit against state's pro-life law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Kentucky judge ruled against three Jewish women who filed suit contending that a state pro-life law violated their religious freedom.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/kentucky-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-pro-life\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" 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