https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/437459-appeals-court-upholds-kentucky-ultrasound-abortion-law
Appeals court upholds Kentucky ultrasound abortion law
A federal appeals court Thursday upheld a Kentucky law requiring doctors to show and describe a fetal ultrasound to patients before performing an abortion.
In a 2-1 decision, the 6th Circuit court ruled the law does not infringe on the First Amendment rights of physicians.
A lower court issued an injunction blocking the law last year, with a federal judge citing the psychological harm it could cause a patient.
But the decision was appealed by the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin (R).
Writing for the majority, Judge John Bush, a Trump appointee, said the Kentucky law “provides truthful, non-misleading, and relevant information aimed at informing a patient about her decision to abort unborn life.”