On Monday, Arkansas House lawmakers passed with an overwhelming majority a bill to ban dismemberment, or dilation and evaluation (D&E), abortions, a common second-trimester abortion procedure, the Associated Press reports.
Arkansas House Bill 1032, or the Arkansas Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act, passed in a 78-10 vote; now, it heads to the Republican-controlled state Senate, which seems likely to pass it, according to the report. Gov. Asa Hutchinson previously said he supports the bill.
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