Kentucky Woman Drops Lawsuit Seeking Abortion After Discovering Embryo's Condition

Attorneys for a Kentucky woman who sued for the right to an abortion have withdrawn the lawsuit after discovering that her embryo no longer has cardiac activity. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of an anonymous woman who was about eight weeks pregnant, sought class-action status but was limited by a Kentucky Supreme Court decision. The case is part of a growing trend of individual women petitioning courts for permission to have an abortion following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Kentucky has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation, including a trigger law that bans most abortions except in cases to save the life of the patient or prevent disabling injury.