Louisville police released body camera video Thursday showing an officer citing a woman for street camping as she sat under an interstate overpass in labor.

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Louisville police criticized for citing a pregnant woman for street camping

"I've got to go to the hospital," a pregnant woman filmed by the Louisville Metro Police Department's body cameras in late September told officers, standing near a mattress beneath a busy overpass. "What am I doing wrong?"
	The woman was in labor and had told the police as they approached her that she thought her water had broken, but that didn't stop the officers from giving her a ticket for violating a new Kentucky law that bans all street cam…

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'Shame': Homeless woman was in labor and needed care, but was given ticket instead

In July, the Safer Kentucky Act became law making street camping a crime. The video shows a woman in labor being cited.

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The community is reacting to a body camera video that shows an LMPD officer citing a homeless pregnant woman for street camping while she appears to be in labor.

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Body cam footage shows LMPD officer citing pregnant homeless woman while in labor

"I've got to go to the hospital," a pregnant woman filmed by the Louisville Metro Police Department's body cameras in late September told officers, standing near a mattress beneath a busy overpass. "What am I doing wrong?"  The woman was in labor and had told the police as they approached her that she thought her water had broken, but that didn't stop the officers from giving her a ticket for violating a new Kentucky law that bans all street cam…

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'Shame': Homeless woman who was in labor and needed care was given ticket instead

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Body camera video shows LMPD cite woman for unlawful camping after she said she was in labor

Pregnant woman in labor ticketed for violating anti-camping law in Kentucky. Video highlights cruelty of criminalizing homelessness.

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'Shame': Homeless Woman Was in Labor and Needed Care, But Was Given Ticket Instead

The woman told Lt. Caleb Stewart her water had broken, and he called in an ambulance, but proceeded to charge her with unlawful camping.

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Louisville police lieutenant faces additional scrutiny for citing homeless woman in labor

LMPD body camera video shows the shocking moment a homeless, pregnant woman is cited for street camping — while she’s seemingly in labor.

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LMPD Lieutenant cites homeless woman in labor for unlawful street camping

Police in Louisville released body camera footage from an incident involving a homeless pregnant woman on Sept. 27. In the video, an officer approaches the woman under an overpass, asking if she is in labor and needs an ambulance. “You said you’re in labor?” the officer asks. “I’m leaking water,” the woman replies. “I’m leaking water, all the embryonic fluid, I’m leaking out.” The woman picks up her belongings and begins walking away when the of…

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Louisville police issue citation to homeless woman in labor

A Kentucky woman received a citation for unlawful camping from law enforcement despite being pregnant and actively going into labor while being detained, officials say.

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Kentucky Cop Detains Homeless Woman in Labor Waiting for Ambulance, Accuses Her of Lying: 'I'm Leaking Out'

Pregnant Kentucky Woman Cited for Street Camping While in Labor

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