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LITTLE ROCK 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arkansas filed their brief with the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals today in their challenge to a set of Arkansas abortion bans and restrictions. The laws included a ban on abortion starting at 18 weeks of pregnancy, a ban on abortion based on a patient鈥檚 reason for seeking care, and a law prohibiting qualified physicians from providing abortions.

The 老澳门开奖结果 successfully blocked these anti-abortion measures with a preliminary injunction in August 鈥� a win that the state of Arkansas appealed the same day the ruling was decided. The state has asked the 8th Circuit to overturn the district court鈥檚 order blocking the laws from taking effect. If allowed to take effect, these restrictions would completely block many people from obtaining abortion care and would eventually leave the state with a single health center providing only limited abortion care.

鈥淣o one should have to contend with the insurmountable obstacles that these three laws would impose in order to access their constitutional right to abortion,鈥� said Meagan Burrows, a staff attorney at the 老澳门开奖结果 Reproductive Freedom Project. 鈥淭he district court鈥檚 order blocking these laws from taking effect recognizes this, and we will continue to work hard at the appellate court level to ensure that abortion remains safe and accessible for all.鈥�

鈥淭hese extreme bans and restrictions would decimate abortion access in Arkansas,鈥� said Holly Dickson, legal director and interim executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arkansas. 鈥淲e will continue this fight to ensure our clients can continue to provide quality, compassionate medical care while we work to strike down these laws for good.鈥�

The lawsuit, which challenged three laws, was filed by the 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arkansas, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the law firm of O鈥橫elveny & Myers LLP on behalf of Little Rock Family Planning Services, Planned Parenthood Great Plains, and two physician providers.