KUAR | By Antoinette Grajeda / Arkansas Advocate
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One of two proposals submitted by artist Nilda Comas.
From the Arkansas Advocate:
A panel on Tuesday voted to recommend a living wall of flora and fauna be constructed on the Arkansas Capitol grounds as a “monument to the unborn” in accordance with a new state law.
Approved by the Legislature in March, Act 310 authorizes the secretary of state to decide where to place “a suitable monument commemorating unborn children aborted during the era of Roe v. Wade.”
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One of two proposals submitted by artist Nilda Comas.
Abortion has been illegal in Arkansas, except to save the life of the mother, since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin in November rejected ballot language for a proposed constitutional amendment intended to ensure a limited right to abortion in the state.
Commission recommends design for ‘monument to the unborn’ at Arkansas Capitol
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A "monument to the unborn" was approved by Arkansas lawmakers this week.