Video showing a homeless woman in labor, but still receiving a citation from an LMPD lieutenant, sparked outcry online and across the country. But even after the criticism and calls for change, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg stood behind LMPD and the response to the situation.

The incident — made public Thursday by Kentucky Public Radio, which first obtained the body-cam footage — sparked outrage from homeless advocates who criticized the officer’s actions as an inappropriate response during a medical emergency.

"I don’t believe for a second that this woman is going into labor,” Louisville Police Lt. Caleb Stewart said, before the woman later gave birth

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

The LMPD officer was well within the law to cite the pregnant homeless person, and she should have been removed from under the bridge.

Louisville police released body cam footage showing an officer cite a homeless woman while she was in labor for unlawful camping.

A homeless woman in Louisville, Kentucky, was given a citation for illegal camping while she was in labor and waiting for an ambulance, video obtained by Kentucky Public Radio shows. The police body camera footage shows the pregnant woman under an overpass in late September.