Currently, abortion is illegal in Arkansas except in cases where it is necessary to save a mother's life. However, the proposed "Arkansas Abortion Amendment of 2024" would have prevented the state from restricting abortion services within 18 weeks of fertilization for elective abortions and at any point in cases of rape, incest, fatal fetal anomalies, or when a physician determines an abortion is necessary to protect the life or health of a woman. The amendment also sought to nullify any state law conflicting with these provisions.
The proposal sought to modify Amendment 68, which states that Arkansas aims to protect the life of every unborn child "to the extent permitted by the Federal Constitution," by adding the words "and the Constitution of the State of Arkansas." This change was intended to support pro-abortion rights within the state.
In January, Republican Attorney General Tim Griffin approved the final version of the amendment. This, in turn, allowed the pro-abortion group Arkansans for Limited Government (ALG) to proceed with gathering signatures. (Related: Abortions drop to ALMOST ZERO in Texas after state’s near-total ban on infanticide.)
However, in July, Republican Secretary of State John Thurston announced that ALG was 3,322 signatures short of the required 90,704 and had failed to properly identify paid canvassers and confirm they were adequately informed of the requirements for collecting signatures.
The ALG vowed to challenge the decision, but the Arkansas Supreme Court dashed their hopes on Aug. 29.
"We find that the Secretary correctly refused to count the signatures collected by paid canvassers because the sponsor failed to file the paid canvasser training certification," Justice Rhonda Wood wrote in the 4-3 majority opinion.
The setback of Arkansas' "right" to abortion ensures that the existing pro-life protections of the state remain intact, but then there are other 10 abortion-related measures set to appear on state ballots in November. States such as Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York and South Dakota are among those with certified abortion-related measures on their ballots.
Meanwhile, states with traditionally conservative legislatures, such as Nebraska and South Dakota, will vote on measures that seek to restrict abortion access, while states like New York and Maryland propose constitutional protections for reproductive freedom.
Since 2010, ballot measures with pro-life campaigns have been defeated in 10 states and passed in six, with all successful measures occurring in states that voted Republican in the previous three presidential elections. However, since 2022, there has been a clear trend: voters have rejected all measures described as pro-life while approving all those championed by pro-choice campaigns.
Meaning, the fight against abortion still has a long way to go.
Watch the video below that shows the anti-life organization Planned Parenthood's mobile abortion truck at the recent Democratic National Convention 2024.
This video is from Cynthia's Pursuit of Truth channel on Brighteon.com.
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8 months ago
Laura and Mike,
You’ve been doing great with articles on that Trans Agenda BS. Keep on it. The list you have provided “…other 10 abortion-related measures set to appear on state ballots in November” seems accurate enough for ppl to look further in their state.
I didn’t expect you would use the term “women’s reproductive healthcare rights” Well, I won’t nitpik your article to death. But I must speak to you abt that part of article re Planned Parenthood’s ***VAN***. (I realize it’s not your video.)
>>>>>“Watch the video below that shows the anti-life organization Planned Parenthood's mobile abortion truck at the recent Democratic National Convention 2024.” <<<<<
First, IMHO PP is corrupted by the Trans Agenda. They have lost their way. There are other problems with PP but I wont get into them here. Of course they would have major presence at DNC.
Even so, I must defend them here now.
By writing it thusly, “Watch the video below that shows the anti-life organization Planned Parenthood's mobile abortion truck at the recent Democratic National Convention 2024.” you make it sound like there was medical-surgical care going on IN THE VAN. Cmon— “anti-life…mobile abortion truck”??? “
Dr. Colleen McNicholas offered prescriptions for abortion pills - which she says patients could take on site or take home, under Illinois law.” So there were no medical surgical abortions done in the ***VAN***. It was quite disingenuous of you to imply that. No one knows if any of those women took the pills or if they were saving them for a rainy day.
Yes, I realize in your mind any and all abortion is sinful, but if we don’t start figuring out how to talk to each other fairly, respectfully and sincerely we’ll never figure this out.
Other good news was some guys got vased. in the ***VAN***. Way to go, Dudes. Mother of 3 can get off the dangerous hormones rx.
I’m glad to read that there was actual women talking about their experiences of reprod health care at DNC, tho IDFC abt their little CON-ventions, instead of bunch of old white men sitting around deciding what women should do or not. NPR article: “Meanwhile, at the convention, Democrats are showcasing the stories of women who’ve been affected by abortion bans - including a rape victim and patients facing medical complications.”
That’s it for me with this long comment tonight.
I’d really appreciate it if I didn’t get blitzed with bibble quotes now. It goes over my head like a summer breeze. Thanks for NewsTarget!