(AP) – Arkansas lawmakers have given final legislative
approval to a measure requiring the state to suspend or revoke the license of
abortion providers for any rule or law violation.
The Senate on Monday voted 28-5 for a bill aimed at stiffening restrictions on
the state’s abortion facilities. The measure now heads to Republican Gov. Asa
Hutchinson’s desk.
The bill would require the state to deny, suspend or revoke licenses to
abortion facilities for violating any rule or law. The state Department of
Health has said those decisions are currently handled on a case-by-case basis.
Opponents of the measure say it unfairly targets abortion facilities in the
state. The bill is among several abortion restrictions the Legislature has
approved since Republicans expanded their majorities in the House and Senate in
November.
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