Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has certified the popular name and ballot title for an abortion amendment that could appear on the 2024 ballot.
Currently, Arkansas law bans abortions except in cases of a medical emergency to save the life of a mother. If voters support the amendment, access to abortion will become part of the Arkansas Constitution. The measure would forbid any laws from being passed to restrict abortion in cases of rape, incest, or fatal fetal anomaly or to protect the life or well-being of the mother within the first 18 weeks after conception.
Supporters of the Arkansas Abortion Amendment may now begin collecting the signatures required as the next step in the ballot inclusion process. The signatures must be collected by July 5th and turned into the Attorney General’s office for certification.
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