Some states are pursuing aggressive measures, including encouraging surveillance of women and prosecuting doctors.
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, said the state allows for one exception: saving the life of the mother. He has directed his Department of Health to enforce the law, but focus on providing resources to women who have unwanted pregnancies. "I would have preferred a different outcome than that," he said Sunday on NBC's"Meet the Press.""That's not the debate today in Arkansas. It might be in the future."
"This is about abortion, that's what has been triggered, and it's not about contraception. That is clear and women should be assured of that," he told"Meet the Press."
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