The Supreme Court has upheld a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before performing abortions.
Dec. 9, 2019 -- A Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients beforeThe law was challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Kentucky's only remaining abortion clinic, the Associated Press reported.
The law was upheld by a federal appeals court in Cincinnati but a court in Richmond, Virginia, struck down a similar measure in North Carolina. Enforcement of the law had been on hold until the legal challenge was settled, but will begin shortly, according to Steve Pitt, general counsel to Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, the AP reported.
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