Arkansas Abortion Amendment: Pro-Choice Arguments Weak

As part of their campaign for an amendment to the Arkansas constitution that would remove virtually all protections for the unborn in the state, amendment supporters are making whatever arguments they can. Some of these arguments may seem stronger than others. But they don’t hold up to closer examination.

Take the difficult issue of the availability of abortion for victims of rape and incest, for example. The reality is about 1 percent of women get an abortion because they became pregnant through rape, and fewer than 0.5 percent do so because of incest, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

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As part of their campaign for an amendment to the Arkansas constitution that would remove virtually all protections for the unborn in the state, amendment supporters are making whatever arguments they can. Some of these arguments may seem stronger than others. But they don’t hold up to closer examination.

Take the difficult issue of the availability of abortion for victims of rape and incest, for example. The reality is about 1 percent of women get an abortion because they became pregnant through rape, and fewer than 0.5 percent do so because of incest, according to the Guttmacher Institute.