The Supreme Court decided March 29 to take up an abortion case from Kentucky, its first since Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s addition to the court gave its conservative wing a 6-3 majority. The case is Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, court file 20-601. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, in Louisville, is Kentucky’s only licensed abortion clinic. The case revolves around Kentucky’s 2018 ban on dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortions on unborn, living children. “I promised Kentuckians that I would defend our laws all the way to the United States Supreme Court, and that’s what we’ve done,” Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Republican, said in a statement. “Since day one in office, we’ve fought to defend House Bill 454, even when the Beshear Administration refused to defend it. This law reflects the conscience of Kentucky by banning the gruesome practice of live dismemberment abortions, and it’s important that Kentuckians have …
Supreme Court Takes Up Kentucky Abortion Case, With 6-3 Conservative Majority
March 29, 2021
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