{"id":216311,"date":"2020-01-05T10:43:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T16:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=216311"},"modified":"2020-01-04T16:00:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T22:00:27","slug":"planned-parenthood-fight-arkansas-abortion-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-fight-arkansas-abortion-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Planned Parenthood continues to fight Arkansas late-term abortion restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arkansas’ 18-week abortion ban<\/a> is still coming under attack<\/a> by abortion advocates after the state attorney general filed an appeal to a preliminary injunction blocking the pro-life law, along with two others.<\/p>\n

According to Fox 24<\/a>, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office filed an appeal of Federal Judge Kristine Baker’s preliminary injunction, which was issued in August. Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union, which represents Planned Parenthood Federation of America, responded, asking the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to keep the ban blocking the abortion laws in effect. There are three Arkansas laws restricting abortion that are on the line with this lawsuit. The first prohibits abortion after 18 weeks, the second requires that abortionists be board-certified or board-eligible in obstetrics and gynecology, and the third prevents eugenic abortion due to a diagnosis of Down syndrome.<\/p>\n