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BREAKING NEWS:
STATE SUPREME COURT REJECTS ARKANSAS ABORTION AMENDMENT
About the Abortion Amendment
On January 23, 2024, the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office certified a popular name and ballot title for the Arkansas Abortion Amendment of 2024.
The measure’s sponsors had until July 5 to collect 90,704 petition signatures necessary to place the measure on the ballot this November.
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This was a radical amendment that sought to legalize abortion in a way Arkansas has never seen before.
The amendment:
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Writes abortion into the Arkansas Constitution
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Erases virtually all of Arkansas’ pro-life laws -- including laws requiring abortionists to have parental consent or informed consent for abortion
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Allows abortion on demand without restriction through the first five months of pregnancy
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Contains sweeping health exceptions for abortion during all nine months of pregnancy
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Legalizes as many as 3,000 or more abortions in Arkansas each year
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Doesn't require abortionists to be licensed to practice medicine in Arkansas
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Doesn’t require abortionists to follow basic health and safety standards
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