Posted on 08/22/2024 11:49:13 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday approved the state's rejection of a pro-abortion ballot initiative. The state rejected the initiative because organizers reportedly failed to provide proper documentation for hired signature gatherers.
Arkansans for Limited Government, which sponsored the initiative, disputed the state's contention and argued it should have received more time to provide additional documentation, the Associated Press reported.
"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," the court held in a 4–3 decision.
The initiative would have allowed abortion on demand in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy and abortion after that time for rape, incest, threats to maternal health, or fetal abnormalities inconsistent with life.
Planned Parenthood declined to back the initiative, viewing it as too limited.
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“Arkansans for Limited Government” — who could be against that?
But then you find out that they want to kill babies.
Typical leftist subterfuge and deceit.
Good for the AR Supreme Court!
I’m pro life. I think abortion on demand is wrong. But; the other exemptions are necessary. Rape, incest , life of the mother and fetal conditions incompatible with life. Don’t be like boozeman in 2010 in arkansas running against blanche lincoln or todd akin in 2012 against claire mccaskill in missouri. They lost guaranteed republican seats because of their “legitimate rape” speeches. Did you know that women can’t get pregnant from rape if it’s a legitimate rape? No? Because it’s bullsj&t and cost them their elections.
Health of mother is too often turned into mental-health of mother, which lets any abortion thru if the mother is upset about being pregnant. Life of mother, NOT health of mother.
“But the other exemptions are necessary.”
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How many of us would be here—throughout history—if the exemptions were enforced?
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