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US-Gericht blockiert fast vollständiges Abtreibungsverbot
Eigentlich sollte das Gesetz, das Schwangerschaftsabbrüche in Arkansas selbst nach einer Vergewaltigung oder Inzest untersagt, Ende Juli in Kraft treten. Ein Gericht verhindert das vorerst. 21.07.2021 03:10
Abtreibungsgegner demonstrieren 2018 in Washington DC beim »March for Life«. Ein Gericht in den USA hat ein fast vollständiges Abtreibungsverbot im Bundesstaat Arkansas blockiert. Foto: Andrew Harnik/AP/dpa
Abtreibungsgegner demonstrieren 2018 in Washington DC beim »March for Life«. Ein Gericht in den USA hat ein fast vollständiges Abtreibungsverbot im Bundesstaat Arkansas blockiert. Foto: Andrew Harnik/AP/dpa
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Little Rock (dpa) - Ein Gericht in den USA hat ein fast vollständiges Abtreibungsverbot im Bundesstaat Arkansas blockiert. Ein entsprechendes Gesetz sollte eigentlich am 28. Juli in Kraft treten - dagegen erließ ein Gericht eine einstweilige Verfügung
Central Minnesota family planning clinic could raise profile and funds with special designation WeARE The Clinic could access new grant funding sources and accept and help clients with private health insurance. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
Becky Twamley
ST. PAUL A central Minnesota reproductive health clinic that opened after the local Planned Parenthood closed is seeking a special state designation to access additional funding sources and accept more private health insurance.
WeARE The Clinic offers contraceptive services and promotes sexual education in Brainerd, Minn., and the surrounding area but does not provide abortions or abortion referrals. Gaining the Essential Community Provider, or ECP, would further legitimize the clinic for the work that we re doing every day, according to executive director Becky Twamley.
Federal judge blocks Arkansas law banning most abortions
ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press
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FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2012, file photo, Kristine Baker smiles after being sworn in as a U.S. District judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas in Little Rock. On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, Baker blocked an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions from taking effect during the month, issuing a preliminary injunction preventing the law’s enforcement while she considers a challenge to its constitutionality. (Rick McFarland/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)Rick McFarland/AP
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions in the state while she hears a challenge to its constitutionality.
“Since the record at this stage of the proceedings indicates that women seeking abortions in Arkansas face an imminent threat to their constitutional rights, the Court concludes that they will suffer irreparable harm without injunctive relief,” she wrote.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood led a group of organizations that filed a challenge to the ban in May.
“We’re relieved that the court has blocked another cruel and harmful attempt to criminalize abortion care and intrude on Arkansans’ deeply personal medical decisions,” said Holly Dickson, executive director of the ACLU of Arkansas, in a statement. “This year, anti-abortion politicians across the country have introduced over 530 restrictions on abortion, with a record-setting 20 restrictions passed in Arkansas alone. This shameful assault on reproductive freedom targets people and families who are already among the most vulnerable Arkansas communities. Abortion is legal in Arkansas just as