A Kentucky woman who wants an abortion filed a lawsuit Tuesday to strike down the state's near-total ban.

The lawsuit alleges the woman, referred to as Mary Poe, is about seven weeks pregnant and is suffering severe harms because the government has denied her access to the care she needs.

The complaint, filed in a state circuit court, seeks to strike down Kentucky’s two abortion laws as unconstitutional under the state’s rights to privacy and self-determination.

“The threat of criminal penalties from the bans has forced health care providers to stop providing abortions to Mary Poe and all others seeking this time-sensitive healthcare and they have been forced to turn away all patients seeking abortion in Kentucky since the two challenged laws were allowed to take effect,” the complaint states.

The complaint also requests the court certify a class of all........

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