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Alabama

Trump comes out against Alabama IVF ruling as national Republicans scramble for distance | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Former President Donald Trump called on Alabama lawmakers Friday to “find an immediate solution” to remedy a state Supreme Court ruling that threatened the availability of in vitro fertilization, and national Republicans running for Congress sought to distance themselves from the Alabama decision as well. In a post to his social media site, Truth Social, Trump said […]

Alabama

Republican legislators push bills requiring government to collect reasons for abortion | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

All but seven state legislatures are now in session, and abortion-related bills continue to be introduced, especially in states where the procedure is already banned. It can be hard to monitor them all, so States Newsroom’s Reproductive Rights Today team will track certain bills that could become law in their respective states in a biweekly […]

Arkansas

Other states’ ballot successes provide model for Arkansas abortion initiative

Rachel Spencer with Arkansans for Limited Government encourages attendees at a rally on Jan. 28, 2024 at the Fayetteville Town Center to support a ballot initiative to expand abortion access in the state. (Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate) The thought of starting a family in a post-Roe world left Rachel Spencer feeling scared and powerless, so she […]

Arkansas

Ballot initiative to legalize abortion in Arkansas advances; signature gathering to soon begin

Arkansans in November will vote on whether to enshrine abortion rights into the state Constitution if supporters can collect enough signatures in the next five months. Arkansas’ attorney general on Tuesday certified a third draft of a proposed constitutional amendment that would guarantee a limited right to abortion in the state. The Arkansas Abortion Amendment […]

Arkansas

Arkansas pregnancy centers seek help with advertising, material needs from $1M state grant

Twenty-one pregnancy resource centers throughout Arkansas have applied for a taxpayer funds to bolster services for the second year in a row. The $1 million grant program will provide financial support to the centers, sometimes called “crisis pregnancy centers” and often religiously affiliated. Adoption agencies and maternity care homes are also eligible for the grant, […]

Arkansas

Revised ballot language submitted for measure to restore abortion rights in Arkansas

Supporters of a constitutional amendment to restore a limited right to abortion in Arkansas submitted an updated proposal to state Attorney General Tim Griffin Monday. Griffin rejected ballot language for the initial proposal in November, saying several details needed clarity or other improvements. Arkansans for Limited Government, a ballot question committee advocating for the passage […]

Arkansas

Commission recommends design for ‘monument to the unborn’ at Arkansas Capitol

A panel on Tuesday voted to recommend a living wall of flora and fauna be constructed on the Arkansas Capitol grounds as a “monument to the unborn” in accordance with a new state law. Approved by the Legislature in March, Act 310 authorizes the secretary of state to decide where to place “a suitable monument […]

Arkansas

Arkansas AG rejects proposed ballot measure to make abortion access a constitutional right

A proposed constitutional amendment ensuring a limited right to abortion in Arkansas will not appear on the 2024 statewide ballot, Attorney General Tim Griffin wrote in a Tuesday opinion. His seven-page letter to Steven Nichols, the Arkansan who submitted the proposal, pointed out several aspects of the ballot language that Griffin said need clarity or […]

Arkansas

Proposed Arkansas ballot measure would make abortion access a constitutional right

The Arkansas Attorney General’s Office will decide Tuesday whether a proposed measure to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right will go on the 2024 statewide ballot. State government entities would not be allowed to “prohibit, penalize, delay or restrict” Arkansans’ access to abortion up to 18 weeks of pregnancy under the Arkansas Reproductive Healthcare Amendment, […]

Alaska

While governor aims for a ‘pro-life state,’ abortion rights appear entrenched in Alaska | #alaska | #politics

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy spent the last five minutes of his recent State of State address talking about becoming “the most pro-life state in the country,” conspicuously never using the word “abortion.” “Through the actions we’ll take together, when people ask which of the 50 states values children and families the most, from the moment […]