3 Jewish women file lawsuit against Kentucky abortion law [View all]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Three Jewish women are suing against Kentuckys abortion law for the first time publicly.
They claim it violates their religious freedom and puts their lives in Jeopardy.
The suit, filed on behalf of Lisa Sobel, Jessica Kalb and Sarah Baron was filed against Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Jefferson County Commonwealth Attorney Thomas Wine.
The plaintiffs said Kentuckys abortion laws puts them in a legal gray area. They said the abortion laws prevents them from having children, endangers their lives and could possibly put them in prison.
The press conference was held at Louisville Urban League Thursday.
She said it took her and her husband five years to conceive their only daughter. Sobel said she and her husband suffer from medical conditions. The only way they could get pregnant was through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, a medical procedure where an egg is combined with sperm in a test tube or outside the body.
Sobel said she still had a tumultuous and terrifying pregnancy; and credits the medical care she received with saving her life during birth.
I asked God not to take me from my husband and my child. I didnt want to die, Plaintiff Lisa Sobel said. And then the last thing I heard was my doctor saying get her under, we are losing her. What I remember most from those moments was turning to my dula and saying I need you to stay with my husband and my child. They are going to need you if I dont make It.
https://www.wymt.com/2022/10/06/three-jewish-women-file-lawsuit-against-kentucky-abortion-law/