Secretary of State John Thurston filed a response on Monday to allegations he acted against the law in throwing out the abortion amendment.

In 2021, the last full year before Arkansas’s abortion ban went into effect, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 3,133 abortions that year. The ban took effect in June 2022; that year the ...

The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signed petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on ...

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A Georgia case involving a brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support is sparking ethical debate, especially in Arkansas, where the laws are even more strict.

Arkansas has long been hailed as the “ most pro-life state in America ” by Americans United for Life, a leading anti-abortion group. On June 24, 2022, the day that Roe was overturned, the ...

On Thursday, the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce was given the go-ahead by the Supreme Court to file its amicus, or friend of the court, brief in the case before the state high court that could ...

A legal battle is underway in Arkansas over a new law mandating the display of the 10 Commandments in public schools.The law, ...