Arkansas Governor Admits Near-Total Abortion Ban Is Unconstitutional

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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson admitted that the near-total abortion ban he signed into law earlier this month is unconstitutional, but said the bill was designed to 'directly challenge' Roe v. Wade.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Sunday admitted that the near-total abortion ban he signed into law earlier this month is unconstitutional but said the bill was designed to"directly challenge" the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that protects a pregnant woman's right to choose to have an abortion....

“It is not constitutional under Supreme Court cases right now," Hutchinson told CNN's Dana Bash of the Arkansas law, before saying he thinks there's a"very narrow chance" the Supreme Court will ultimately hear the case. Hutchinson also said he had hoped the Arkansas Republican lawmakers who passed the law would have allowed abortions in the event of rape or incest but that they decided against a vote for those exceptions.

According to CNN, there have been 11 state-passed laws in the U.S. since 2019 that ban abortions past a certain point in pregnancy, but none have gone into effect and most have been blocked by judges at the federal level, before making it to the Supreme Court.the abortion bill, known as SB6, which prohibits abortion"in all cases except to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency.

 

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Stop all abortions

Of course if the Gov's daugter was raped by a black man she be quietly ushered across states lines to take care of it...

His next project is figure how many different ways you can fold a tortilla.The Founding Fathers would be impressed.

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