Even in cases of spousal rape.
A new law in Arkansas bans most second trimester abortions and allows a woman's husband to sue the doctor for civil damages or “injunctive relief,” which would block the woman from having the procedure.
The “Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act,” signed into law last week by Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), bans dilation and evacuation procedures, in which the physician removes the fetus from the womb with surgical tools. D&E procedures are the safest and most common way women can end their pregnancies after 14 weeks of gestation, according to the American Medical Association.
