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Lawsuit to overturn Arkansas’ abortion ban allowed to move forward after court ruling
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A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge ruled that a lawsuit challenging the Arkansas abortion ban can proceed against several state officials and the Arkansas Medical Board while dismissing the state and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders due to sovereign immunity.
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A Pulaski County circuit judge on Monday denied the Arkansas attorney general's motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state's abortion ban, allowing the suit to move forward against Attorney General Tim Griffin, members of the Arkansas State Medical Board and three prosecuting attorneys.
Gov. Sanders and the state are dropped from the case, but Griffin and the medical board remain. Judge Connors said the Arkansas Constitution may offer protections for pregnant women’s right to life.
A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge ruled that a lawsuit challenging the Arkansas abortion ban can proceed against several state officials and the Arkansas Medical Board while dismissing the state and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders due to sovereign immunity.
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