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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed for emergency relief to block four anti-abortion laws from taking effect as early as tomorrow in Arkansas.

The action comes after the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request for en banc rehearing last week of an Aug. 2020 decision that paved the way for Arkansas abortion restrictions to go into effect. In their filing today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, the groups asked the court to block the laws that would completely prevent many people from obtaining abortion care, create intrusive and stigmatizing requirements that violate patients鈥� privacy rights, and would leave the state with even more limited access to abortion.

鈥淎rkansas legislators passed these laws in violation of the Constitution and to the detriment of their constituents鈥� health and dignity,鈥� said Ruth Harlow, senior staff attorney in the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Reproductive Freedom Project. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to fight for as long as it takes to stop these restrictions from taking effect. States like Arkansas will not be allowed to push abortion out of reach on our watch.鈥�

鈥淎ccess to abortion care is already severely limited in Arkansas, and these laws would push reproductive care even further out of reach,鈥� said Holly Dickson, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arkansas. 鈥淲e won鈥檛 stand by while politicians try to punish, stigmatize, or deny people the freedom to make their own personal decisions about their families and their health. We鈥檒l keep taking them to court 鈥� as many times as it takes 鈥� to protect the human dignity and personal autonomy of every Arkansan.鈥�

鈥淣ot only are these laws unconstitutional, if they go into effect, they will unnecessarily expose pregnant people to severe and unwarranted harm,鈥� said Jenny Ma, senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights. 鈥淚f a pregnant person is in an abusive relationship or has a hostile home environment, the law requiring clinics to inform a patient鈥檚 partner or family of their abortion could seriously threaten their safety. And that鈥檚 just one of the laws. We will exhaust our legal options to make sure all of the challenged laws remain blocked.鈥�

The lawsuit was filed by the 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arkansas, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the law firm of O鈥橫elveny & Myers LLP on behalf of Frederick W. Hopkins, M.D., M.P.H. and Little Rock Family Planning Services.