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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Federal judge blocks Kentucky’s abortion law that eliminates access in state

AP

A federal judge in Kentucky has granted a temporary restraining order to block enforcement of a recently enacted state law effectively blocking all access to abortion care in the state.

US District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings granted a request from Planned Parenthood, one of two remaining providers in the state, to halt enforcement of the law, which made the state the first to eliminate access to all abortion services.

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