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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bruce Schreiner and Kimberlee Kruesi

Kentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity

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A pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion has learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity, her attorneys said Tuesday.

The plaintiff’s attorneys signaled their intent to continue the challenge to Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban, but did not immediately comment on what effect the development would have on the lawsuit.

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