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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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Dozens of Arkansas crisis pregnancy centers are on call to assist teens and women unable to obtain surgical or medical abortions, now banned under state law after the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade. Earlier this year, Arkansas lawmakers appropriated a million dollars to be distributed to centers to offset anticipated increased operating costs.
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Dozens of Arkansas crisis pregnancy centers are on call to assist teens and women unable to obtain surgical or medical abortions, now banned under state law after the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade. Earlier this year, Arkansas lawmakers appropriated a million dollars to be distributed to centers to offset anticipated increased operating costs.
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On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision to reverse a 50 year-old federal constitutional right to abortion. The ruling makes way for states, like Arkansas, to ban or drastically limit access to abortion. Reaction from state officials, abortion providers, pro-life and pro-choice advocates was swift.
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On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision to reverse a 50 year-old federal constitutional right to abortion. The ruling makes way for states, like Arkansas, to ban or drastically limit access to abortion. Reaction from state officials, abortion providers, pro-life and pro-choice advocates was swift.
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Protesters gathered outside the Washington County Courthouse yesterday afternoon following a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court suggesting that they will overturn the right to abortion.
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Protesters gathered outside the Washington County Courthouse yesterday afternoon following a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court suggesting that they will overturn the right to abortion.
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This week, John Brummett, political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, discusses the political fallout of the leaked SCOTUS draft with Roby Brock from our partner Talk Business and Politics.
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This week, John Brummett, political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, discusses the political fallout of the leaked SCOTUS draft with Roby Brock from our partner Talk Business and Politics.
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More than half of all abortions in the U.S. are now terminated by FDA-approved medications — not surgery. Janet Cathey, M.D. an obstetrician/gynecologist provider at Planned Parenthood Great Plains clinic in Little Rock explains the benefits as well as risks.