Reactions from the Roe ruling in Arkansas
Protestors marched around the downtown Fayetteville square on Friday evening following a gathering at the Town Center. Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios An estimated 1,000 advocates of abortion rights demonstrated at the Fayetteville Town Center Friday evening to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile: Arkansas’ Republican politicians were quick with statements […]
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The cost of an abortion ban in Northwest Arkansas
While it’s clear that an abortion ban in Arkansas would have a disproportionate effect on lower-income people, it’s unclear what the overall economic impact to the state would be. At least one study claims that restrictive reproductive health care policies, including an abortion ban, would cost the state $1.2 billion per year. The Institute for […]
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