Arkansas Supreme Court Blocks Abortion Rights Amendment from November Ballot

Court's decision cites procedural errors, preventing voters from deciding on the proposed amendment in a state with one of the strictest abortion bans.

The court ruled 4-3 that the amendment's organizers failed to properly submit paperwork for paid canvassers.
The proposed amendment would have allowed abortions up to 18 weeks with exceptions for rape, incest, and fetal anomalies.
Justice Karen Baker's dissent argues the decision deprives voters of their rights and changes the law unfairly.
Arkansas currently allows abortion only in medical emergencies, making it one of the strictest states on abortion.
Organizers collected over 101,000 signatures, but the court found procedural issues with about 14,000 signatures.