Governor signs abortion ban while acknowledging it is unconstitutional
Governor signs abortion ban while acknowledging it is unconstitutional
March 9, 20212:50 pm
To no one’s surprise, Governor Hutchinson today signed SB 6, virtually a total ban on abortion in Arkansas.
His statement:
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SB6 is a pro-life bill that prohibits abortion in all cases except to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency. It does not include exceptions for rape and incest.
I will sign SB6 because of overwhelming legislative support and my sincere and long-held pro-life convictions. SB6 is in contradiction of binding precedents of the U.S. Supreme Court, but it is the intent of the legislation to set the stage for the Supreme Court overturning current case law. I would have preferred the legislation to include the exceptions for rape and incest, which has been my consistent view, and such exceptions would increase the chances for a review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Former Rep. Asa Hutchinson, now Governor of Arkansas, and former consultant of the National Rifle Association, discusses the findings and recommendations of the National School Shield Program at the Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson the National Press Club in Washington, April 2, 2013. | Reuters/Gary Cameron
A federal judge issued a temporary block to a set of Arkansas laws that, if enacted, would likely lead to the closure of the state’s only surgical abortion clinic.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker issued a two-week restraining order on the enforcement of laws, coming mere hours before they were scheduled to take effect.
By Catholic News Service • Posted January 13, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CNS) A federal appeals court reaffirmed a hold on an Arkansas law that bans abortions 18 weeks into pregnancy and another banning an abortion from being performed when a fetus is detected to have Down syndrome.
The Jan. 5 ruling from a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals keeps in place a federal judge’s 2019 ruling that temporarily blocked the state from enforcing the law.
The court said the Arkansas statutes are governed under established case law that restricts undue burdens on women to seek an abortion. Its decision cited outcomes of previous cases including those settled by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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