Arkansas Abortion

Judge dismissed lawsuit challenging state’s near-total abortion ban last month

Decision sparks complaints from artist of nearly identical design chosen earlier

Special meeting of Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission expected in the coming weeks

Similar proposal would be less expensive to construct, and the state requested that the design not be copyrighted

Arkansas’ ban took effect when Roe v. Wade struck down in 2022

The submission window will be open until March 14

The artist has a little over a month to raise tens of thousands of dollars for the monument. Board members may go with someone else.

Cease-and-desist letters sent to mail-order medication abortion advertisers

Though they haven't performed abortions in about three years, the former clinic re-enacted what the process was like when it was legal.

The bill would require schools to show students a video depicting the development of a human embryo that critics say is biased and scientifically inaccurate.