Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Fr. Mark Hodges
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, September 29, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — An Obama-appointed federal judge struck down a Kentucky pro-life law allowing women to choose whether they wanted to see and/or hear their baby in the womb before aborting him or her.
Western District of Kentucky Judge David Hale decreed in a one-page ruling that the state’s new ultrasound law violates the Constitution.
The law, which took effect earlier this year, requires an abortionist to perform an ultrasound, which is the best way to determine true gestational age and provides vital information about the mother and baby.
The law also requires an abortionist to make the ultrasound image available to the mother, including the audio heartbeat. The mother may choose not to look, and may choose to have the volume off.
Attorney M. Stephen Pitt explained the purpose of the ultrasound is to help mothers who may later deeply regret aborting their child or who might not fully understand the miracle that is going on inside them. “Gosh, there’s a living human being inside me,” Pitt illustrated. “Maybe I don’t want to do this.”
Pitt assured hesitant lawmakers, “This law
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