A group aiming to make Arkansas’s draconian abortion ban slightly less brutal submitted a proposed constitutional amendment with the state attorney general’s office Monday, after their first attempt was denied.
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First try at putting abortion rights on the Arkansas ballot stalls at AG’s office
First tries at ballot measures are routinely rejected for reasons of legalese. Griffin said his office is not to consider the political subject matter of a proposal, only whether it meets legal requirements.
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Group aims to restore limited abortion rights in Arkansas
A proposed new amendment would allow abortions up to 18 weeks after conception, and in cases of rape, incest, fatal fetal anomaly or to protect the health of the mother.