Groups ask judge to block new Arkansas abortion restrictions

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(AP) – Abortion rights groups are asking a federal judge to
block several new abortion restrictions in Arkansas, including a ban on a
commonly used second-trimester procedure.The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights
filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block laws that have yet to take effect but were
approved by lawmakers this year.

The suit challenges a ban on a procedure known as dilation and evacuation,
which abortion-rights supporters say is the safest and most common procedure
used in second-trimester abortions. Similar bans are in effect in Mississippi
and West Virginia but have been blocked in other states.

The suit also challenges a ban on “sex selection” abortions, arguing it
creates indefinite delays for a woman seeking an abortion, and new requirements
on disclosure and tissue disposal.

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