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Gloria Oladipo

Woman suing Kentucky over abortion laws learns her embryo no longer viable

Demonstrators rally for abortion rights at the Kentucky capitol in Frankfort in April 2022.
Demonstrators rally for abortion rights at the Kentucky capitol in Frankfort in April 2022. Photograph: Bruce Schreiner/AP

A pregnant woman in Kentucky who is suing the Republican state over its restrictive abortion laws has learned that her embryo is no longer viable, her lawyers said on Tuesday.

The woman, who is referred to as Jane Doe in court documents, was about eight weeks pregnant when she filed the lawsuit against Kentucky in a state court in Louisville.

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