Trial concludes in Kentucky abortion clinic case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A high-stakes trial that could decide an abortion clinic's fate ended Friday, but the suspense over whether Kentucky becomes the first state without an abortion facility will go on for months.
After three days of testimony and legal wrangling, attorneys in the case were given 60 days to submit post-trial briefs to U.S. District Judge Greg Stivers, who heard the trial without a jury.
EMW Women's Surgical Center, the last abortion clinic in Kentucky, is challenging a state law requiring abortion clinics to have agreements with a hospital and an ambulance service in case of medical emergencies. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky joined the challenge.
After the trial, ACLU attorney Brigitte Amiri said the state's legal team failed to present "a shred of evidence" that so-called transfer agreements with hospitals enhance patient safety.
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