Groups sue to block Arkansas’ 12-week abortion ban

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Rita Sklar, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, speaks during a news conference at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Abortion rights proponents filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block Arkansas' new abortion law, which is among the most restrictive in the nation. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion rights advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to overturn the more restrictive of Arkansas' two new abortion laws, saying the near-ban of abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward is unconstitutional.

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