ACLU of Arkansas Statement on Abortion Ban Passed by General Assembly

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The ACLU of Arkansas issued the following statement following final passage of Senate Bill 6, which seeks to ban nearly all abortions in Arkansas.

“We’re disheartened to see a majority of legislators, who took an oath to uphold the Constitution, act so brazenly to undermine its fundamental guarantees. At a time when so many Arkansans are facing financial hardship and personal loss from a global pandemic, it is especially reprehensible that so many lawmakers remain hellbent on a harmful crusade to intrude on people’s personal autonomy and force them to continue pregnancies against their will. This abortion ban is plainly unconstitutional and we stand ready to challenge it and any effort to block Arkansans from care or dictate their personal medical decisions. We will be seeing the state of Arkansas in court again.”

This press release is online at: https://www.acluarkansas.org/en/press-releases/aclu-arkansas-statement-abortion-ban-passed-general-assembly-0