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April 15, 2021
Abortion opponents see more restrictive laws being passed by state legislatures across U.S. are a way to push the Supreme Court to act.
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Across the U.S., anti-abortion rights measures are popping up at state legislatures.
“They re looking to pass abortion restrictions, and they re looking to do it really quickly this year,” said Elizabeth Nash, state policy analyst with Guttmacher Institute.
In 2021, 44 states have introduced more than 470 measures aimed at limiting abortion, an increase over previous years. The initiatives are multifaceted.
One of the seven abortion bills recently passed by the Texas Senate bans abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. An Indiana law prohibits the use of telemedicine for medication abortion. And an Arkansas measure signed into law last month would allow abortions only in cases where the woman or fetus life is at stake. The governor says he d prefer it to make exceptions for rape or inces
Slate of pro-life bills propels Arkansas to the top
Friday, December 18, 2020 |
Charlie Butts (OneNewsNow.com)
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A pro-life legal organization has ranked Arkansas as the most pro-life state in America, citing a three-year period in which the state s legislators put a stack of life-affirming bills on the governor s desk.
The Americans United for Life Life List is an annual state ranking based on the group s comprehensive analysis of each state s law and policy protections for human life from conception to natural death. AUL considers a state pro-life only is it s a reflection of both the citizens and legislators, as demonstrated in Arkansas winning the #1 slot for 2021.