ACLU sues over Kentucky ‘eugenics’ abortion bill

Published March 13, 2019 11:16pm ET



The American Civil Liberties Union is suing to block a Kentucky measure that would ban abortions on the basis of race, gender, or disability status — a law similar to one the Supreme Court is currently considering reviewing.

“Kentucky just passed a ban on abortion based on the reason a person might need one,” the ACLU said on Twitter Wednesday shortly after the Kentucky legislature sent the bill to Kentucky’s Republican governor, Matt Bevin. “The only person who decides whether you need an abortion should be you. We are suing immediately.”

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