Abortion: judge strikes down Kentucky restriction but governor to appeal

Federal judge says 2018 law would create ‘substantial obstacle’ to abortion rights

After a federal judge struck down a Kentucky abortion law that would halt a common second-trimester procedure to end pregnancies, the state’s anti-abortion Republican governor immediately vowed to appeal.

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