Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ rights—to bring you the most urgent news in reproductive justice. Here’s this week’s latest.

Judge revives case over constitutionality of Arkansas’ abortion ban

A lawsuit against Arkansas’ near-total abortion ban was revived this week when a judge reversed her own April 2026 dismissal of the case. An OB-GYN and six women whose abortion care was threatened argue that the ban violates the state constitution. The judge initially tossed the case because a 2025 state law required appeals courts to handle certain claims, then changed her mind after a recent state supreme court ruling.........

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