The 8th Circuit US Court of Appeals struck down Arkansas's 12-week abortion ban.
The doctors that brought the suit said:
"By banning abortions after 12 weeks’ gestation, the Act prohibits women from making the ultimate decision to terminate a pregnancy at a point before viability"
The judges struck down the law, saying they were bound by a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the right to choose an abortion before viability and that Arkansas made no attempt to refute assertions the doctors’ lawyers made.
A Spokesman for Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said “The Attorney General is reviewing the opinion from the 8th Circuit and will evaluate how to proceed”
In other words, do we file a taxpayer dollar-wasting appeal with SCOTUS, or actually let the rule stand since we already have a 20-week ban?
Will be interesting to see if this helps with tossing the North Dakota 6-week abortion ban case.
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