KUAR | By Michael Hibblen, Remington Miller
As an Arkansas lawmaker remains adamant about introducing abortion legislation similar to a Texas law that is the most restrictive in the nation, Planned Parenthood says it will resume offering medication abortions at its clinic in Rogers.
State Sen. Jason Rapert, a Republican of Conway, said he has a meeting scheduled next week with Gov. Asa Hutchinson to discuss a special session the governor wants to call for the legislature to consider a tax cut package. The session was initially planned to begin on Oct. 25, but Hutchinson said he would wait because of concerns about unrelated issues being introduced.
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Arkansas state Sen. Jason Rapert, seen here in 2017, said he remains determined to introduce abortion legislation similar to a recently-enacted Texas law if Gov. Asa Hutchinson calls a special session of the Arkansas General Assembly.