Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson
via Aaron IrvinArkansas is another of the thirteen states with trigger laws on the books.
Effective immediately, performing an abortion is illegal in the state punishable by up to 10 years in prison. There are no exceptions for rape or incest, something Hutchinson has said may be reevaluated, but there is an exception to save a woman’s life.
Hutchinson, who recently announced he is considering a 2024 run for president, signed the law in February of 2019. He was in attendance as Louisiana Attorney General certified the state’s trigger law.
He said during the signing ceremony, “Personally, I’m grateful for the court’s ruling today because I fought for a number of decades for greater protections for the unborn throughout my political life and as governor. “I’m gratified by the court’s decision because the people of Arkansas have declared the public policy of this state is to protect the life of the unborn.”
