Year sees more than double the number of modern laws enacted in 2014,with lawmakers approving 57 modern anti-abortion measures, thinktank findsArkansas is not a state that is hurting for greater abortion restrictions – not even in the eyes of abortion foes. So when Arkansas became the first state this year to enact modern anti-abortion laws, or it provoked the ire of reproductive rights groups across the country.
And that was only the beginning. Arkansas soon emerged as the nation’s leader in modern abortion restrictions for 2015 – a title the state still holds as the year comes to a close.
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Source: theguardian.com