KCBX: “A Kentucky judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by three Jewish mothers who argued that the state’s near-total abortion ban violated the religious freedoms of those who believe life begins at birth, not conception.
On Friday evening, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Brian Edwards said the group of women lacked standing to bring the case and sided with the state’s attorney general, who defended the state’s abortion laws.
In Kentucky, abortions are banned in almost all circumstances except in cases when a pregnant woman’s life is in imminent danger of death or permanent injury.
The plaintiffs — Lisa Sobel, Jessica Kalb and Sarah Baron — filed a suit in 2022 on the grounds that the state’s ban not only endangered their health but was at odds with their Jewish faith.”