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The ban allows the procedure to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency and does not provide exceptions for those impregnated in an act of rape or incest.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has hit the road, meeting face-to-face with residents to try to overcome vaccine hesitancy — in many cases, hostility — in Arkansas.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb said it will be "hyper-regionalized" in areas with both low vaccination rates and low immunity rates from prior infections.
Republicans ignored Gov. Asa Hutchinson's concerns about "vast government overreach."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he will veto the anti-transgender bill that would have banned doctors from providing necessary health care to trans kids.
The bill, HB 1570, was passed overwhelmingly by the state legislature — which can still override the governor’s veto.
The state legislature overwhelmingly passed the bill, part of a nationwide effort by Republicans to target transgender youth.
Republican Asa Hutchinson said the bill ensures female athletes will "not have to compete in a sport against a student of the male sex."
The legislation prohibits abortion in the state unless a pregnancy poses a risk to the mother's life. A legal challenge to the bill is virtually certain.
Jim Hendren’s announcement closes the door on him seeking the GOP nomination for governor in 2022, but he hasn’t ruled out running as an independent.