If I read this correctly, if you live in Arkansas, a male can sue the doctor of his wife to stop an abortion as long as he is the biological father. So technically a male rapist can force his female victim to have his baby. Applause Arkansas be proud – PB/TK
New law lets husbands sue wives to stop abortion – even in rape cases – Updated 12:58 PM ET, Tue February 7, 2017
(CNN)A new Arkansas law will let a husband sue a doctor to stop his wife from getting an abortion. And it makes no exception for cases of spousal rape.
The law, called the Arkansas Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act, was passed and signed by Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and goes into effect later this year. It prohibits dismemberment abortion, the most common procedure used in second-trimester abortions.
A clause in the law states that the husband of a woman getting the abortion can sue the doctor to stop his wife’s abortion. The husband has to be the father of the child. And because there’s no exemption in the law for rape or incest, a woman’s rapist could theoretically file suit to stop the abortion.
The ACLU of Arkansas claims the law is unconstitutional and plans to challenge it in court before it goes into effect.
Continue to cnn.com article: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/health/arkansas-rape-law-trnd/index.html
