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Arkansas gender law hurts economy, brief says
Filing supports ACLU challenge
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Rachel Herzog
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July 3, 2021 at 3:50 a.m.
The Richard Sheppard Arnold Federal Courthouse in Little Rock is shown in this Jan. 16, 2021, file photo. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Dale Ellis)
Arkansas law banning gender-transition treatment for young people would adversely affect businesses by harming employees and impairing companies ability to attract and retain a diverse workforce, a group of Arkansas companies and industry groups argued in a friend-of-the court brief filed Friday.
Act 626, officially titled the Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act, was passed during this year s legislative session and would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming hormones and surgical procedures to transgender young people. It is the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, which is seeking to block the law from going into effect.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Arkansas enacted twenty restrictions on abortion during this year s legislative session, more than any other state, and a recent study shows restrictions such as these are helping to drive demand for abortion medication nationwide. The Food and Drug Administration approved medication to be mailed to women during the pandemic. .