How the Jewish commandment to ‘be fruitful and multiply’ could help a woman challenge Kentucky’s abortion ban in court
Kentucky bans abortion except to protect the health or life of the mother, with no exceptions for rape or incest. The women who filed suit argue that the law could lead them to be criminally prosecuted for the destruction of any unviable or unused embryos, making them fearful of receiving fertility treatment.
“The fact that lawmakers who don’t understand healthcare or my religious beliefs have more rights to my body than I do is sickening,” Kalb told the local news site Kentucky Lantern.
https://forward.com/fast-forward/756286/kentucky-abortion-ban-jessica-kalb-brian-edwards/Open linkView original on lemmy.world10
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