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Republican Arizona Rep. claims anti-choice movement ‘arrested Nazi holocaust’
Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) held a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice on Thuesday to consider a bill that would institute a 20-week abortion ban in Washington, D.C., just days after a federal appeals court declared that a similar law in Arizona is unconstitutional.…
Arkansas lawmaker: ‘We are not eliminating choice at all’ with 12-week abortion ban
Republican state Rep. Ann Clemmer on Wednesday explained that Arkansas lawmakers were “not eliminating choice at all” by overriding Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto of a 12-week abortion ban. “I really believe that we are not eliminating choice at all,” Clemmer told KUAR. “We’re just saying after 12 weeks, the…
Arkansas legislature overturns governor’s veto on 20-week abortion ban
The Arkansas legislature overturned Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto of a 20-week abortion ban on Thursday, which will likely provide the impetus for legal challenges. The legislature also passed an even more restrictive 12-week abortion ban, which Beebe is also expected to veto, according to the Washington Post. “Most people in Arkansas and…
Arkansas House passes most restrictive abortion ban in U.S.
The Arkansas state House of Representatives voted on Monday for a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks without any exceptions, according to the Associated Press. The bill, which passed by a vote of 77 to 15, also bans insurers from providing abortion care if they participate in the…
Moroccan activists push to end abortion ban
Hundreds of Moroccan women a day are resorting to backstreet abortions, a leading doctor has estimated, prompting calls for reform in a country where the termination of pregnancies remains illegal. Campaigners say some of those resorting to illegal abortion are the victims of rape, driven at least in part by…
Jan Brewer signs abortion ban defining pregnancy before conception
Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Thursday signed one of the most controversial and restrictive abortion bans in the country, which experts say effectively bans abortions after 18 weeks and declares that a woman could be pregnant 2 weeks before she even had sex. “This legislation is consistent with my…
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