A federal court has ruled that Arkansas has the ability to ban surgical abortions during the coronavirus pandemic. Several states have attempted to curb abortions, but most courts have either blocked or scaled back the pandemic-related bans.
Reproductive rights groups have accused Republican officials of using the crisis for political purposes. They've successfully persuaded courts to block or scale back pandemic-related abortion bans in most states, including Ohio and Alabama. Advocates point to statements fromBut now, in a reversal of a lower-court decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit says Arkansas can suspend abortions during the pandemic.
that while medication abortions using pills may continue under the state's policy, surgical abortions that are not immediately medically necessary are prohibited.for the procedure in states including Texas, where abortion rights advocates have been engaged in multiple rounds of legal wrangling with the state's governor and attorney general.
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