ACLU and top Kentucky lawyer differ on tackling abortion law
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An abortion-rights group is disagreeing with Kentucky's Democratic attorney general over the validity of a state law that could determine if the state's only abortion clinic stays open.
The disagreement stems from a legal brief filed by Attorney General Andy Beshear supporting EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville.
Beshear urged a federal appeals court to strike down a regulation on "transfer agreements" between an abortion clinic and a hospital and ambulance service in case of emergencies. But Beshear urged the court to not strike down the law underlying the regulation.
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Meanwhile, the American Civil Liberties Union asked the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a ruling that struck down both the law and regulation.
Beshear is an abortion-rights supporter who is running for Kentucky governor this year.