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A busy news week ends with a groundbreaking in Bentonville, a discussion about the future of Mount Sequoyah and a flurry of activity at the Arkansas Capitol.
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Today's outline of what's happening includes: An insect found in Fayetteville is worth noting, even if national news outlets didn't get the news about the discovery right. Plus, bills about libraries and abortion discussed at the Arkansas Capitol and more.
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Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains now offers telehealth medication abortions in Kansas, where access to abortion remains legal. The new service is also available to women able to travel from surrounding states that severely restrict or ban abortion, including Arkansas.
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The 24th annual Arkansas Poll reveals feelings of likely voters ahead of 2022 midterms.
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Under a new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs interim final rule, pregnant veterans and VA beneficiaries will be able to obtain abortions -- if their life or health is in danger. VA patients whose pregnancies were the result of rape or incest will also be eligible for emergency abortions.
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Some of the biggest actors within the anti-abortion movement wrestle with agreeing on where the future lies, from contraceptives to exceptions for abortion and much more.
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In the wake of allowing states to define their own status regarding abortion and the start of a pregnancy, it's important to consider contraceptives and their availability.
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After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to end a 50-year constitutional protection to abortion, leaving it to individual state legislatures to control reproductive rights, more than two dozen states have enacted restrictions or bans so far, including Arkansas. Experts and pro-choice advocates warn abortion criminalization poses a public health threat.
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A century before Roe v. Wade federally legalized abortion in America, girls and women in Arkansas seeking to prevent or terminate unwanted pregnancies were often required to resort to extreme measures. Independent historian Melanie K. Welch Ph.D. chronicles the history of contraception and abortion in Arkansas.
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A century before Roe v. Wade federally legalized abortion in America, girls and women in Arkansas seeking to prevent or terminate unwanted pregnancies were often required to resort to extreme measures. Independent historian Melanie K. Welch Ph.D. chronicles the history of contraception and abortion in Arkansas.