Posted on 01/20/2016 7:37:07 AM PST by Morgana
Several thousand people gathered on the steps of the Arkansas Capitol on Sunday to celebrate a year of achievement for abortion opponents in Arkansas and encourage more anti-abortion legislation. photo
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, and the Republican-controlled Arkansas Legislature enacted more anti-abortion legislation in 2015 than any other state. Six laws were passed in the 2015 legislative session.
The new laws require women seeking an abortion to wait two days between an in-person meeting with a doctor and the procedure; ban the use of telemedicine for abortions; and increase regulations on the disposal of fetal tissue. One of the laws, which limits the administration of the abortion pill, did not take effect Jan. 1 because it has been challenged in federal court by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland.
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This is encouraging news.
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