ACLU, Planned Parenthood Amongst Plaintiffs in Lawsuit Against Alabama's New Abortion Law

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood were large names amongst a group of plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against Alabama, Friday morning. The ACLU and Planned Parenthood sued the Attorney General of Alabama and a list of District Attorneys for the state, attempting to stall the most restrictive abortion law in the country from going into effect in November. The ACLU and Planned Parenthood have filed lawsuits against other states and their abortion bans; recently, a federal judge accepted an injunction against the State of Kentucky, striking down an abortion law which banned second trimester abortions, just weeks ago. The speculated goal, of both the states and the plaintiffs, seems to be to set up a duel in the ideologically conservative Supreme Court, in an attempt to overturn parts of Roe v. Wade.