 | Federal Judge Blocks Implementation of 12-week Abortion Law
The ban was set to take effect on August 16.
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 | 12-Week Abortion Ban Hearing
The legal showdown surrounding an Arkansas law that would ban abortion at 12-weeks begins today.
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 | Judge Denies AG Motion To Dismiss 12-Week Abortion Ban Challenge |
 | State Asks for Dismissal of "Fetal Heartbeat" Legal Challenge |
 | ACLU of Arkansas Files Lawsuit Challenging 12-Week Abortion Ban
Taking the passage of Act 301 to court.
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 | 40 Days For Life Campaign Over but Fight Continues
Pro-life supporters campaigned against abortion during the final day of 40 Days for Life.
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 | Pro-Choice Supporters Call Out Lawmakers on Abortion
Passionate, pro-choice supporters make it loud and clear at the Capitol Saturday afternoon.
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 | Rapert Making National Headlines After Anti-Abortion Bill
Rapert appeared on Fox News Sunday.
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 | Arkansans React To 12-Week Abortion Vote
People have different views.
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 | House Overrides Fetal Heartbeat Veto
The Natural State now has the most restrictive abortion law in the country.
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 | Arkansas Governor Vetoes Fetal Heartbeat Bill
Mike Beebe refuses to sign Senate Bill 134, which bans abortions after 12-weeks.
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 | Abortion Battles in the Arkansas Legislature
Rep. Andy Mayberry (R-Hensley) explains his push for the 20-Week abortion ban measure that's now state law.
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 | Arkansas ACLU: 12-week Abortion Bill Would be Most Severe in the Nation
Arkansas Senate sends measure to governor's desk.
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 | Arkansas Senate Overrides Governor's Abortion Bill Veto
Vote Thursday morning was 19-14, 20-week abortion bill takes effect now.
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 | Abortion Ban Bill Pushing its Way into Law at the Arkansas Legislature
Arkansas Family Council President Jerry Cox shares his views on the measure.
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 | Abortion Bill Veto Override Heading to Senate for Vote
As soon as Beebe issued his veto, HB1037 sponsor Andy Mayberry planned to gather the needed 51 votes to override.
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 | Arkansas House Overrides Veto on 20-Week Abortion Ban
The Arkansas House of Representatives has voted to override Governor Mike Beebe's veto of the 20-week abortion ban.
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 | 12-Week Abortion Ban Bill Advances in Arkansas Senate
Measure goes to full Senate for Thursday vote.
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 | 20-Week Abortion Ban Bill Vetoed by Arkansas Governor
Governor Mike Beebe has vetoed a 20-week abortion bill sent to his desk from the legislature, citing the proposed law would contradict with Supreme Court precedent.
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 | 20-week abortion ban goes to Governor
The Arkansas House passed the 20-week abortion ban 80-10. The bill now goes to Governor Beebe's desk.
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 | Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll: Support For Abortion Limits, Medicaid Expansion
Popular support seen for the two controversial topics.
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 | State Senate Set to Vote on Abortion Bill
The sixth week of the legislative session is getting started with a big vote on a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks.
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 | 12-Week Abortion Ban Fails in House Panel Vote
A bill that would ban the majority of abortions at 12 weeks failed to get past an Arkansas House panel Thursday.
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 | Senate Committee Advances 20-Week Abortion Bill
Sponsor makes change to add exceptions for cases of rape and incest.
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 | Woman to Speak Against Abortion at Senate Comm. Mtg
Little Rock woman will go before a Senate committee addressing her concerns surrounding a bill banning abortions at 20-weeks.
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 | Governor Beebe Signs Bill Banning Health Exchange Policies from Offering Abortion Coverage
House Bill 1100 signed into law on Monday.
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 | 40 Days For Life Fight to End Abortion
One of the most heated battles at the State Capitol this year is abortion and it took to the streets of Little Rock as pro-life supporters gathered in front of a West Little Rock abortion clinic.
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 | Gov. Beebe to Sign Bill Restricting Use of Taxpayer Money for Abortions
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe says he'll sign another bill restricting the use of taxpayer dollars for abortions when health care exchanges start next year.
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 | House panel advances 12-week abortion restriction
Arkansas is on the verge of passing the most restrictive abortion law in the country, restricting the procedure after 12 weeks of pregnancy. But governor Mike Beebe (D) says the "fetal heartbeat" bill is unconstitutional.
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 | Human Heartbeat Bill to see some changes
A bill that would have prohibited an abortion as early as 6 weeks in Arkansas is getting some changes.
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 | Legislature ready to consider abortion and gun bills
This week, state leaders will once again tackle two controversial issues: abortion and guns in church.
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 | Arkansas Right to Life March held Sunday afternoon
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Little Rock Sunday for the Arkansas March for Life.
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 | Pro life supporters push legislative agenda
Arkansas Right to Life says it has three pieces of legislation ready to go to limit access to abortions.
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 | Pro-Life supporters gather to end abortion
Sunday, pro-life supporters gathered outside Little Rock family planning to kick off their "Forty Days for Life" campaign. It is an effort to pray and fast forty days, with the hope of stopping abortions.
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 | Ark. rally: 500 show to oppose birth control rule
About 500 people attended a rally Friday on the Capitol steps in Little Rock to protest an upcoming federal mandate that most institutions and businesses provide insurance plans that cover artificial birth control.
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 | Personhood group to file 3rd amendment
Holly Austin is leading the local effort of Personhood Arkansas, the group that wants voters to decide whether abortions are illegal.
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 | Pro Life Supporters March
Anti-abortion supporters say their goal is to defend life.
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 | Abortion rules, tax cut among new Ark. laws
New requirements on facilities that provide the abortion pill and a tax cut on the purchase of used cars are among the new laws that Arkansans will see in 2012.
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 | Personhood amendment submitted in Arkansas
The pro-life group Personhood Arkansas has submitted “amendment language” to the state that would effectively outlaw abortion in the state.
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