Appeals court affirms rejection of Kentucky abortion law

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A federal appeals court has agreed with a lower court that a Kentucky law seeking to ban a common second trimester abortion procedure is illegal.

The law passed in 2018 was struck down last year by a federal judge in Frankfort, who ruled that it creates a “substantial obstacle” to a woman’s right to an abortion.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that ruling on Tuesday.