Abortion

A Pulaski County circuit judge heard arguments Monday on the state's motion to dismiss a constitutional challenge to Arkansas' abortion ban but did not say when she will rule.

Magon Hoffman traveled to New Mexico for an abortion after a fatal fetal diagnosis. Now she and another mother are suing Oklahoma over its abortion bans.

Theresa Van, a plaintiff in Waldorf v. Arkansas, was denied care after learning her pregnancy was nonviable. She tells Matthew Moore why she joined the challenge to the state's abortion ban.

Magon Hoffman and Sheena Hamlin left Oklahoma for abortion care after learning their babies would not survive. The Center for Reproductive Rights is challenging two state bans on their behalf.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 1168, making it a felony to distribute abortion-inducing drugs. Critics say the law is ambiguous, rushed and designed to intimidate Oklahomans.

The Oklahoma Senate passed HB 1168, making it a felony to provide or possess abortion-inducing drugs with intent to deliver. The bill now heads to the governor.

Emily Waldorf was 17 weeks pregnant when Arkansas' abortion ban left her without care. Now she's one of four women suing the state.

Five Arkansas plaintiffs, including three from northwest Arkansas, sue the state over its near-total abortion ban. Two describe dangerous pregnancy complications and barriers to care under current law.

On today's show, a lawsuit has been filed against the state of Arkansas for their near-total abortion ban, and northwest Arkansas has been named the best performing metro area in America by The Milken Institute.

Arkansas’ Attorney General has sent cease-and-desist letters to four companies he says provide access to abortion-inducing medication in Arkansas. Attorney General Tim Griffin held a press conference Tuesday morning to announce his renewed efforts to block access to abortion medication.