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Beyond the Ozarks

ACLU-Arkansas Says SCOTUS Texas Abortion Ban Ruling Causing Chaos

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published December 13, 2021 at 1:27 PM CST

Late last week, the Conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court ruled to allow a strict abortion ban in Texas to remain in place. American Civil Liberties Union - Arkansas executive director Holly Dickson says the ruling, which portends the possible outlawing of safe, legal abortions in 2022, is causing great harm.

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Jacqueline Froelich

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.

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