100,000 and counting. That’s how many Arkansans signed on to push back against our state’s near-total abortion ban.
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One mother’s suffering under the Arkansas abortion ban
A grieving mother said people change their minds on abortion access after hearing about her grueling experience. “That’s why I am so open about our story,” she said.
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Big if true: Pro-lifers claim no abortions in Arkansas in 2023
An Arkansas Department of Health report tallies zero abortions in the state for all of 2023. We have questions.
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Caitlin Draper vs. Draconian abortion laws: A Q&A with the congressional candidate
Caitlin Draper, 35, is challenging longtime Republican delegate Steve Womack to represent the state’s 3rd Congressional District, which covers six counties in Northwest Arkansas.
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Abortion ban heaps more pain on suffering families, genetic counselor says
When a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis is confirmed by our experienced high-risk team, it is common for the family to ask if they can deliver the pregnancy now, rather than wait another 4-5 months. The answer in Arkansas is no.
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Q&A with Allison Grigsby Sweatman, volunteer organizer for the Arkansas Abortion Amendment
The volunteer organizer talks about campaigning for a blue cause in a red state.
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Central Arkansas gets its first chance to officially support the abortion amendment
A proposed amendment would align Arkansas’s abortion restrictions more closely with kinder, gentler states, permitting abortions within 18 weeks of fertilization or in cases of rape, incest, fatal fetal anomalies or “to protect a pregnant female’s life or to protect a pregnant female from a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury.”
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Anti-abortion group to rally, even as Arkansas’s maternal mortality and teen motherhood rates soar
Arkansas Right to Life plans to march to the state Capitol on Jan. 21 in the name of protecting pregnant mothers. Meanwhile, Arkansas ranks highest in the nation for maternal mortality and teen motherhood.
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Group aims to restore limited abortion rights in Arkansas
A proposed new amendment would allow abortions up to 18 weeks after conception, and in cases of rape, incest, fatal fetal anomaly or to protect the health of the mother.
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Most Americans want health exceptions in abortion bans; political infighting keeps blocking them
The vast majority of Americans support allowing abortions at any stage of pregnancy to protect the life or health of the pregnant person. But five of the 14 states with bans, including Arkansas, have an exception only to prevent death.