Arkansas May Soon Have Only 1 Abortion Clinic

LITTLE ROCK, AR — Arkansas may soon have only one abortion provider because new restrictions medications that terminate pregnancies, Planned Parenthood says.

An Arkansas law restricts how abortion pills can be administered.

An appeals court had reversed an injunction against the law, saying the judge hadn't considered how many women would be "unduly burdened" by it.

The state says doctors who provide abortion pills must hold a contract with another physician who has admitting privileges at a hospital and who would agree to handle complications.

In an appeal filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, Planned Parenthood says the law should be declared unconstitutional. It says it cannot find any Arkansas obstetrician willing to provide hospital credentials, effectively preventing medication abortions in the state. Arkansas says the law protects women.

One Arkansas clinic provides surgical abortions.

By KELLY P. KISSEL, Associated Press Writer

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