Legal Group Warns Abortion Amendment Would Create Constitutional Crisis in Arkansas, Turn the State into an Abortion Destination Family Council [Video]

Legal experts specializing in abortion policy say the Arkansas Abortion Amendment could create a “constitutional crisis in Arkansas” and turn the state into an “abortion destination” in America.

The amendment touted by Arkansans for Limited Government would write abortion into the state constitution. The group hired more than 150 petition canvassers in support of the amendment, and submitted some 101,525 signatures to place the measure on the ballot on Friday.

On Monday, Family Council obtained a legal analysis of the abortion measure from Americans United for Life.

The analysis identified multiple problems with the amendment, including how the abortion amendment would:

• Give abortionists “free rein to operate without any health and safety restrictions.”
• Authorize abortion on demand during the first five months of pregnancy.
• Lead to the elimination of protections for women, minor girls, and unborn children.
• Turn Arkansas into an “abortion destination” in America.

The analysis says,

Arkansas is currently the safest state in the nation for children in the womb. The Amendment would …