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A monument marking the number of abortions performed in Arkansas before Roe v. Wade was struck down would be built near the state Capitol under the bill.

The Arkansas House of Representatives approved a bill that would create a monument to “unborn children aborted during the era of Roe v. Wade” on State Capitol grounds.

An anti-abortion monument would be built near Arkansas' Capitol under legislation on its way to the governor's desk

The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission had reviewed but not yet approved a proposal by the Satanic Temple to erect a statue of the deity Baphomet on the state Capitol grounds when state legislation was introduced in 2017 to require legislative approval of such proposals before they go to the commission. A story in Wednesday's editions incorrectly described the status of the proposal before the commission at the time the legislation was introduced.

The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday handily approved a bill that would require the secretary of state to permit and arrange the placement on the state Capitol grounds of a suitable monument commemorating "unborn children aborted" after the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion across the nation.