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Activists Will Challenge Arkansas' New Abortion Limit

Arkansas' new abortion law, the most restrictive in the nation, has incensed activists, who now plan to file a lawsuit challenging the measure. Their challenge will come on the heels of a court victory in Idaho, where a less restrictive ban was overturned. On Wednesday, the Republican-controlled state legislature in Arkansas overrode a veto by Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat, to enact the nation's strictest state-level abortion restriction. Under the new law, proposed as S.B. 134, abortions will...Full Story
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