Here is the bill, which the Governor signed into law.
https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills...blic%2FSB6.pdf
It goes into effect 90 days after the end of the legislative session.
All abortions are banned, except to save the life of the mother, to remove ectopic pregnancies and dead fetuses (which is not technically an abortion), and to save the live or preserve the health of the fetus. (although I don't see how that last one counts as an abortion either)
Abortion providers will be charged a max of $100K in fines and get up to 10 years in prison.
The woman will not be charged even though she seeks a provider. It is not clear what would happen if the woman buys abortion drugs on line and takes them without medical supervision. Or Plan B.
The lawmakers in Arkansas say this bill is designed to go to the Supreme Court in an effort to overturn RvW.
They don't say anything about fetuses with fatal genetic/developmental defects that cannot survive pregnancy, or women whose health is negatively impacted by pregnancy.
Women impregnated in Arkansas through rape or incest will not be allowed to abort.
There is no mention of enhanced social services to deal with the resulting increase in unwanted babies.
I don't know if the people of Arkansas had a chance to vote on this.
There will clearly be legal challenges to this, but sooner or later one of these cases will make it to SCOTUS.
https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills...blic%2FSB6.pdf
It goes into effect 90 days after the end of the legislative session.
All abortions are banned, except to save the life of the mother, to remove ectopic pregnancies and dead fetuses (which is not technically an abortion), and to save the live or preserve the health of the fetus. (although I don't see how that last one counts as an abortion either)
Abortion providers will be charged a max of $100K in fines and get up to 10 years in prison.
The woman will not be charged even though she seeks a provider. It is not clear what would happen if the woman buys abortion drugs on line and takes them without medical supervision. Or Plan B.
The lawmakers in Arkansas say this bill is designed to go to the Supreme Court in an effort to overturn RvW.
They don't say anything about fetuses with fatal genetic/developmental defects that cannot survive pregnancy, or women whose health is negatively impacted by pregnancy.
Women impregnated in Arkansas through rape or incest will not be allowed to abort.
There is no mention of enhanced social services to deal with the resulting increase in unwanted babies.
I don't know if the people of Arkansas had a chance to vote on this.
There will clearly be legal challenges to this, but sooner or later one of these cases will make it to SCOTUS.
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