The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday voted 4-3 to uphold the Arkansas secretary of state’s rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative, keeping the proposal from the November ballot. In confirming that Sec. John Thurston’s office properly …
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Governor Hutchinson Addresses Arkansas Rating as No. 1 Pro-Life State
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffIn his weekly radio address last Friday, Governor Asa Hutchinson celebrated the fact that Americans United for Life has ranked Arkansas as the No. 1 pro-life state in the nation, crediting the people and organizations that made that ranking possible. …
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Planned Parenthood Pauses Arkansas Abortions After SCOTUS Decision
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffIn a statement from Planned Parenthood, all abortions will be paused in Arkansas following the decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, which protected the right to abortion nationwide. The Arkansas legislature passed a “trigger law” in 2019, …
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Sanders Releases Statement After Roe v. Wade Decision
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSarah Huckabee Sanders has released the following statement after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade today: “For decades, this is a day so many of us have prayed for and worked towards. I am thankful for the brave resolve of the six …
by Stephen Houserman In 1996, President Bill Clinton famously said abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare.” Back then, Americans were skeptical (and still are today) of elective abortions and the consequences they have on our society. Arkansas is a …