(AP) – Abortion rights supporters say four new Arkansas laws
they’re trying to block would create unnecessary delays for women seeking the
procedure and could effectively require a partner’s consent beforehand, while
the state says the groups are coming up with problems that don’t exist in the
new restrictions.A federal judge heard arguments for roughly two hours Thursday over the
lawsuit filed challenging the new laws, three of which are set to take effect
Aug. 1. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive
Rights are suing the state over the restrictions.
they’re trying to block would create unnecessary delays for women seeking the
procedure and could effectively require a partner’s consent beforehand, while
the state says the groups are coming up with problems that don’t exist in the
new restrictions.A federal judge heard arguments for roughly two hours Thursday over the
lawsuit filed challenging the new laws, three of which are set to take effect
Aug. 1. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive
Rights are suing the state over the restrictions.
The laws being challenged include a ban on a common second-trimester abortion
procedure. The groups are also challenging part of a “sex-selection” abortion
ban that they say would create delays, and new requirements on fetal tissue
disposal.
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