State to appeal ruling against abortion ban
Posted: April 12, 2014 at 3:57 a.m.
Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Bigelow, speaks at a news conference Friday at the state Capitol, where he praised Attorney General Dustin McDaniel’s decision to appeal a ruling that struck down the 12-week abortion ban in the state.
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed notice Friday that the state will appeal a federal judge’s March 14 ruling striking down the part of a state law passed last year that would have outlawed most abortions at or after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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