Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders approves monument to aborted fetuses
1 year, 9 months ago

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders approves monument to aborted fetuses

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Senate Bill 307 has already been signed into law by Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The bill allows the construction of a “monument to the unborn” near the state’s Capitol grounds. The monument will be funded by donations made to the “Monument to Unborn Children Display Fund.” Once an artist is chosen, the Arkansas Secretary of State will arrange “the construction, placement, and dedication of the monument on the State Capitol grounds.” Gov Sanders signed the bill less than a week after it was passed with a 60-19 vote in the GOP-led Arkansas House. “A memorial to an ongoing culture war where we seem to be shooting at each other is not.” Other monuments on the state Capitol grounds include a sculpture of the nine Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School and a Ten Commandments monument installed in 2018.

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Anti-Abortion Crusaders Have a New Way to Keep the Question Away From Voters
55 years ago

Anti-Abortion Crusaders Have a New Way to Keep the Question Away From Voters

Slate  

With more ballot initiatives ready to go before voters, supporters of reproductive rights are hoping to continue their impressive winning streak. But conservatives looking at what just happened in Arkansas are hoping they’ve found a way to stop the bleeding: by using obscure rules favored by election deniers to keep voters from weighing in on reproductive rights in the first …

Arkansas Supreme Court rejects bid to put abortion on the ballot
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Arkansas Supreme Court rejects bid to put abortion on the ballot

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a 4-3 ruling, the majority of the …

Arkansas Supreme Court blocks abortion measure
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Arkansas Supreme Court blocks abortion measure

Politico  

Justices Karen Baker and Courtney Rae Hudson, in their dissent, accused Arkansas officials of unfairly changing the rules in order to disqualify the abortion-rights petition. Today’s decision strips every Arkansan of this power.” The group Arkansans for Limited Government submitted more than 100,000 signatures earlier this month for a ballot measure that would legalize abortion for any reason up to …

States break out new tactics to thwart abortion ballot measures
5 months, 1 week ago

States break out new tactics to thwart abortion ballot measures

Politico  

Yet many conservatives seeking to block the ballot measures argue that voters should not be allowed to weigh in directly on when and whether people can terminate a pregnancy. “We are working to make sure it doesn’t get on the ballot in the first place,” said Jill Norgaard, a board member of Arizona Right to Life and former Republican member …

Arkansas is sued for rejecting petitions on an abortion-rights ballot measure
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Arkansas is sued for rejecting petitions on an abortion-rights ballot measure

Associated Press  

— Arkansas is being sued for rejecting petitions in favor of a proposed ballot measure to scale back the state’s abortion ban, with supporters asking the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to order officials to start counting more than 100,000 signatures from people who back amending the constitution. Giving voters a chance to weigh in on the state’s ban would …

Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure

Associated Press  

— Arkansas election officials on Wednesday rejected petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure that organizers hoped to put before voters this fall in a predominantly Republican state. The secretary of state’s office rejected the petitions submitted on Friday by supporters of the proposal, saying the group didn’t submit statements required regarding paid signature gatherers. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who opposed …

Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion rights ballot measure
6 months ago

Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion rights ballot measure

LA Times  

Supporters and opponents of a proposed ballot measure to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban protest last week at the state Capitol in Little Rock. Arkansas election officials rejected petitions Wednesday that were submitted for an abortion rights ballot measure that organizers hoped to put before voters in the predominantly Republican state this fall. The Arkansas secretary of state’s office rejected …

Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? Arkansas organizers aim to join the list
6 months ago

Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? Arkansas organizers aim to join the list

Associated Press  

— Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban said they have more than enough signatures to try to put their proposal before voters in November’s election. Advocates collected nearly a million signatures to put a state constitutional amendment to legalize abortion until viability on the ballot, surpassing the nearly 892,000 required. MISSOURI Missouri abortion rights advocates turned …

Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion
7 months, 1 week ago

Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion

NPR  

Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion The national map for abortion access could be about to change as voters in 10 states, with a combined population of more than 75 million people, decide whether to put protections for reproductive rights into their state constitutions. — Scott Maucione New York The proposed amendment that could …

‘You’re hedging’: Amy Coney Barrett lambasts Idaho abortion ban lawyer
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘You’re hedging’: Amy Coney Barrett lambasts Idaho abortion ban lawyer

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative appointed to the bench under Donald Trump’s presidency, …

Bill that would have placed the question of abortion access before Louisiana voters fails
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bill that would have placed the question of abortion access before Louisiana voters fails

Associated Press  

— A bill that ultimately would have let voters decide whether abortions should be legal in Louisiana, a state with a near-total ban, failed after a Republican-controlled committee rejected it Monday. The legislation proposed an amendment to Louisiana’s constitution that would enshrine reproductive rights for women, including allowing contraceptives such as birth control, access to abortions and infertility treatments. Freeman …

Montana judge declares 3 laws restricting abortion unconstitutional, including a 20-week limit
10 months, 1 week ago

Montana judge declares 3 laws restricting abortion unconstitutional, including a 20-week limit

Associated Press  

— Three Montana laws restricting abortion access are unconstitutional, including a ban on abortions beyond 20 weeks of gestation, a state judge said in granting a motion for summary judgment filed by Planned Parenthood of Montana. But she said the organization’s efforts continue, noting Montana’s Legislature in 2023 passed another slate of bills seeking to limit abortion access. District Court …

Arkansas abortion ban may be scaled back, if group can collect enough signatures
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Arkansas abortion ban may be scaled back, if group can collect enough signatures

Associated Press  

— Arkansas’ attorney general on Tuesday approved the wording of a proposed ballot measure that would scale back the state’s abortion ban, clearing the way for supporters to begin gathering enough signatures to qualify for the November election. The group must submit at least 90,704 valid signatures from registered voters — which is 6% of the votes cast in the …

Arkansas abortion ballot proposal: It's a worse law than Roe v. Wade, no matter the intentions.
1 year ago

Arkansas abortion ballot proposal: It's a worse law than Roe v. Wade, no matter the intentions.

Slate  

In November, a political group in Arkansas announced it was pursuing a 2024 ballot measure to put a right to abortion in the state constitution. There’s been a lot of spirited debate in the reproductive rights movement about a related quandary: Should states looking to get abortion rights into their constitutions do so according to the previous standard of allowing …

Some state abortion bans stir confusion, and it’s uncertain if lawmakers will clarify them
1 year ago

Some state abortion bans stir confusion, and it’s uncertain if lawmakers will clarify them

Associated Press  

Ever since the nation’s highest court ended abortion rights more than a year ago, vaguely worded bans enacted in some Republican-controlled states have caused bewilderment over how exceptions should be applied. “We have black and white laws on something that is almost always multiple shades of gray,” said Kaitlyn Kash, one of 20 Texas women denied abortion who are suing …

Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jim Pillen is scheduled to sign a bill …

Montana judge temporarily blocks enforcement of abortion ban; hearing next week
1 year, 7 months ago

Montana judge temporarily blocks enforcement of abortion ban; hearing next week

Associated Press  

— A Montana judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a new ban on the type of abortion most commonly used after 15 weeks of gestation until he can hear arguments on the law next week. Martha Fuller, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Montana, said she was glad the judge recognized the harm that anti-abortion laws cause …

Montana governor signs abortion bills, will sign others
1 year, 8 months ago

Montana governor signs abortion bills, will sign others

Associated Press  

— Montana’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed several bills related to abortion access, and Republican Gov. “Let’s get it straightened out.” Lawmakers also passed bills requiring abortion providers to provide more documentation. The rule and the bill would only allow physicians to perform abortions, contrary to the same 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that also allows physician assistants to provide abortion care. …

Tennessee governor signs narrow abortion exemption bill
1 year, 8 months ago

Tennessee governor signs narrow abortion exemption bill

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s abortion ban, known as one of the strictest in the United States, will now include an extremely narrow exemption under legislation signed into law by Republican Gov. Lee signed off on the bill after repeatedly arguing that the state didn’t need to tweak its abortion ban even as medical experts, with the support of a growing …

Pending abortion ban can’t be prevented, Montana judge rules
1 year, 8 months ago

Pending abortion ban can’t be prevented, Montana judge rules

Associated Press  

— A bill to restrict abortions in Montana will become law — at least temporarily — if the governor signs it, a judge ruled. District Court Judge Kathy Seeley said the request by Planned Parenthood of Montana was made before the bill became law, so there is nothing to block. Planned Parenthood argued the law is unconstitutional based on a …

This US state will build a monument for aborted foetuses. Here's why
1 year, 9 months ago

This US state will build a monument for aborted foetuses. Here's why

India Today  

Arkansas in the United States will build a monument to mark the abortions performed in the state before Roe v Wade was struck down last year. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders approved the monument to aborted foetuses on Monday. The bill signed by Sanders allows the construction of a “monument to the unborn” near the state’s Capitol grounds, a report …

Arkansas lawmakers OK anti-abortion monument at Capitol
1 year, 9 months ago

Arkansas lawmakers OK anti-abortion monument at Capitol

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Republican Rep. Mary Bentley, the bill’s House sponsor, …

2 States Introduce Radical Bills To Prosecute Pregnant People For Abortions
1 year, 11 months ago

2 States Introduce Radical Bills To Prosecute Pregnant People For Abortions

Huff Post  

A man scowls as he confronts an abortion-rights demonstrator in Little Rock, Arkansas. Gregory Smith via Getty Images Republicans in Arkansas and Oklahoma introduced bills this week that would allow authorities to criminally prosecute pregnant people for seeking abortion care. The Arkansas legislation would let the state’s homicide laws apply to aborted fetuses and give them due process protections, while …

West Virginia governor signs near-total abortion ban into law
2 years, 3 months ago

West Virginia governor signs near-total abortion ban into law

The Independent  

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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signs abortion ban into law
2 years, 3 months ago

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signs abortion ban into law

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republican Gov. Jim Justice on Friday signed into law a ban on abortions at all stages of pregnancy, making West Virginia the second state to enact a law prohibiting the procedure since the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling overturning its constitutional protection. The bill requires abortions to be performed by a physician at a hospital — a …

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signs abortion ban into law
2 years, 3 months ago

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signs abortion ban into law

LA Times  

Abortion rights supporters demonstrate Tuesday outside the Senate chamber at the West Virginia state Capitol in Charleston as lawmakers debated a sweeping bill to ban abortion in the state with few exceptions. Jim Justice on Friday signed into law a ban on abortions at all stages of pregnancy, making West Virginia the second state to enact a law prohibiting the …

Abortion ban legislation adds to political challenge for GOP
2 years, 3 months ago

Abortion ban legislation adds to political challenge for GOP

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — Don Bolduc didn’t have much time to celebrate winning the Republican nomination for Senate in New Hampshire on Wednesday before he and other swing-state GOP candidates were on the defensive. A conservative retired Army brigadier general, Bolduc insisted during the Republican primary he would “always default for a system that protects lives from beginning to end.” But …

Abortion to be put further out of reach for millions of women as slate of ‘trigger bans’ take effect
2 years, 4 months ago

Abortion to be put further out of reach for millions of women as slate of ‘trigger bans’ take effect

CNN  

CNN — A slate of restrictive state abortion laws, including so-called trigger laws, are set to take effect this week, putting access to abortion further out of reach for millions of women as Republican-led states rush to limit the procedure since the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. The Idaho decision came a day after a dueling decision in …

Four more Republican-led US states ban almost all abortions
2 years, 4 months ago

Four more Republican-led US states ban almost all abortions

Al Jazeera  

Additional ‘trigger laws’ that automatically ban abortion are set to go into effect in numerous US states this week. Four more Republican-led states will ban almost all abortions this week as yet another slate of laws severely limiting the procedure takes effect following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, which had enshrined the federal right to …

Courts block abortion bans in Wyoming, North Dakota
2 years, 5 months ago

Courts block abortion bans in Wyoming, North Dakota

Associated Press  

— Abortion bans set to take effect this week in Wyoming and North Dakota were temporarily blocked Wednesday by judges in those states amid lawsuits arguing that the bans violate their state constitutions. Attorneys arguing before Teton County District Judge Melissa Owens, in Jackson, Wyoming, disagreed over whether the state constitution provided a right to abortion that would nullify the …

Arkansas governor defends abortion ban that makes no exception for rape or incest
2 years, 6 months ago

Arkansas governor defends abortion ban that makes no exception for rape or incest

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shortly after the US Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, officials …

Abortion Opponents And Supporters Map Next Moves After Roe Reversal
2 years, 6 months ago

Abortion Opponents And Supporters Map Next Moves After Roe Reversal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHARLESTON, W. Va. — A Texas group that helps women pay for abortions halted its efforts Saturday while evaluating its legal risk under a strict state ban. “We just really need to keep that in mind and understand the risk.” Tyler Harden, Mississippi director for Planned Parenthood Southeast, said she spent Friday and Saturday making sure people …

Some states move quickly to ban abortion after Supreme Court ruling
2 years, 6 months ago

Some states move quickly to ban abortion after Supreme Court ruling

CNN  

CNN — Now that the Supreme Court has given the green light for lawmakers to prohibit abortion, several states, most of them Republican-led, have taken quick steps to do so. Three states – Kentucky, Louisiana and South Dakota – had so-called “trigger bans” that went into effect automatically with the Supreme Court’s reversal Friday of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 …

Days before Oklahoma bans abortion, details still uncertain
2 years, 7 months ago

Days before Oklahoma bans abortion, details still uncertain

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — With Oklahoma only days away from enacting the toughest state ban on abortion in the U.S., providers were preparing to stop terminating pregnancies as questions remained Friday about enforcing the law’s limited exceptions. “An abortion ban in one state doesn’t stay just in that state,” said Neta Meltzer, a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains, which operates …

In abortion fight, conservatives push to end all exceptions
2 years, 8 months ago

In abortion fight, conservatives push to end all exceptions

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Angela Housley was halfway through her pregnancy when she learned the fetus was developing without parts of its brain and skull and would likely die within hours or days of birth, if it survived that long. This is the law, You’re not going to have the opportunity to change it before people get hurt.’” Several other states, …

Colorado governor signs law to protect abortion rights
2 years, 9 months ago

Colorado governor signs law to protect abortion rights

Associated Press  

DENVER — Colorado joined a handful of other states Monday in codifying the right to abortion in statute, a party-line response to efforts across the country to limit abortion access in anticipation of a pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a challenge to the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that banned states from outlawing abortion. “Colorado has been, is …

West Virginia Advances Bill To Ban Abortions After 15 Weeks
2 years, 10 months ago

West Virginia Advances Bill To Ban Abortions After 15 Weeks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The West Virginia House of Delegates advanced a bill on Tuesday that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and is sending it to the state Senate for approval. The bill’s lead sponsor, Republican Delegate Ruth Rowan, repeated myths about the state of a fetus at 15 weeks of pregnancy, saying: “The baby can feel pain. …

Arkansas Is Poised To Be The Next State To Pass A Texas-Style Abortion Ban
3 years, 2 months ago

Arkansas Is Poised To Be The Next State To Pass A Texas-Style Abortion Ban

Huff Post  

Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/HuffPost; Photo: Getty Arkansas is likely to be the first state to pass a bill similar to Texas’ six-week abortion ban ― the most extreme abortion restriction in U.S. history that has forced many to flee the state to receive care. 8 became law in September, told news outlets: “What Texas has done is absolutely awesome.” “Arkansas was …

Judge blocks new Montana abortion laws amid legal challenge
3 years, 3 months ago

Judge blocks new Montana abortion laws amid legal challenge

Associated Press  

— A judge has blocked three laws restricting abortion access in Montana while a legal challenge is underway. Yellowstone District Court Judge Michael Moses issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that temporarily stops the laws from going into effect, after Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit against the state in August arguing the new laws violate the Montana Constitution. Moses wrote in …

Federal judge blocks Arkansas law banning most abortions
3 years, 5 months ago

Federal judge blocks Arkansas law banning most abortions

Associated Press  

— A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions in the state while she hears a challenge to its constitutionality. “We’re relieved that the court has blocked another cruel and harmful attempt to criminalize abortion care and intrude on Arkansans’ deeply personal medical decisions,” ACLU of Arkansas Executive Director Holly Dickson said in a statement. …

Arkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban into law
3 years, 10 months ago

Arkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban into law

Associated Press  

Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday signed into law legislation banning nearly all abortions in the state, a sweeping measure that supporters hope will force the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its landmark Roe v. Wade decision but opponents vow to block before it takes effect later this year. Hutchinson said he was signing the bill because of its “overwhelming legislative support …

Arkansas lawmakers send governor near-total abortion ban
3 years, 10 months ago

Arkansas lawmakers send governor near-total abortion ban

Associated Press  

— Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday approved legislation banning nearly all abortions, sending the bill to a Republican governor who has expressed reservations about the move. Another sweeping abortion ban was signed into law by South Carolina’s governor last month but was quickly blocked by a federal judge due to a legal challenge by Planned Parenthood. Asa Hutchinson, who has approved …

Arkansas Senate approves bill banning nearly all abortions
3 years, 10 months ago

Arkansas Senate approves bill banning nearly all abortions

Associated Press  

— The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved a measure banning nearly all abortions in the state, despite objections to the ban not including exceptions for rape or incest. “Arkansas is asking and pleading that the U.S. Supreme Court take a look at this and make a decision that once again allows the states to protect human life,” Republican Sen. Jason …

Republican-controlled states advance bills to limit abortion
3 years, 11 months ago

Republican-controlled states advance bills to limit abortion

Associated Press  

— Four new proposed abortion restrictions passed the state House Tuesday in Montana, one of several states where GOP gains are lending more momentum to prohibitions on the procedure. The Montana bills largely echo legislation already passed in other Republican-controlled states — including a ban on abortion in most cases after 20 weeks of gestation; a requirement that health care …

Appeals court upholds hold on Arkansas abortion laws
4 years ago

Appeals court upholds hold on Arkansas abortion laws

Associated Press  

— A federal appeals court on Tuesday kept on hold an Arkansas law banning abortions 18 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy and another banning the procedure from being performed because the fetus has Down syndrome. The 8th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal judge’s 2019 ruling temporarily blocking Arkansas from enforcing the measures. “As the district court recognized, …

US judge again blocks new Arkansas abortion restrictions
4 years ago

US judge again blocks new Arkansas abortion restrictions

Associated Press  

— A federal judge in Little Rock has temporarily blocked four new abortion restrictions hours after they took effect in Arkansas, including one that bans a procedure commonly used in the second trimester. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker late Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order blocking the four laws, which took effect earlier in the day. An attorney for the …

Federal Appeals Court OKs Arkansas' Abortion Ban During Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Federal Appeals Court OKs Arkansas' Abortion Ban During Coronavirus Pandemic

NPR  

Federal Appeals Court OKs Arkansas' Abortion Ban During Coronavirus Pandemic A federal appeals court says Arkansas can suspend abortions during the coronavirus pandemic. As nonessential medical procedures are put on hold to help preserve medical supplies such as surgical masks and hospital gowns, Republican officials in several states including Arkansas have tried to suspend abortions. But now, in a reversal …

Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws
5 years, 5 months ago

Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws

Associated Press  

— A federal judge blocked three new abortion restrictions in Arkansas minutes before they were set to take effect Wednesday, including a measure that opponents say would likely force the state’s only surgical abortion clinic to close. “This, coupled with the record evidence that Arkansas has enacted more than 25 laws regulating abortion access in the state, including 12 enacted …

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Arkansas Abortion Restrictions
5 years, 5 months ago

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Arkansas Abortion Restrictions

NPR  

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Arkansas Abortion Restrictions Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP Updated at 5:35 a.m. ET An Arkansas federal judge has temporarily blocked three new abortion restrictions, including a requirement that physicians providing the procedure be board-certified — a move that would likely have caused the closure of the state's only surgical abortion …

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