Pulaski County Suit Seeks to Overturn Arkansas Abortion Ban as Unconstitutionally Vague
Plaintiffs argue the medical-emergency exception leaves clinicians guessing under felony threat.
Overview
- Amplify Legal filed a 64-page complaint on Jan. 28 in Pulaski County Circuit Court on behalf of four women and an OB/GYN physician.
- The suit targets Acts 180 and 309, which ban abortion except to save a patient's life and expose providers to up to 10 years in prison and $100,000 in fines.
- Defendants include Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Attorney General Tim Griffin, multiple county prosecutors, and state medical officials.
- Plaintiffs recount denied care for fatal fetal anomalies or after sexual assault, with some traveling to Kansas or Illinois for abortions and one experiencing a stillbirth after being unable to travel.
- State officials said they are reviewing the case and questioned its legal merit, and no court ruling or injunction has been reported.