Washington (CNN) Arkansas' Republican governor said Sunday that he signed a near-total abortion ban into law earlier this month because he wants the Supreme Court to eventually consider the legislation and overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized the procedure in the US. It is not constitutional under Supreme Court cases right now," Gov. "I signed it because it is a direct challenge to Roe v. "I think there's a very narrow chance that the Supreme Court will accept that case, but we'll see," the governor said, noting he preferred that the legislation included a rape and incest exception. The abortion law is slated to go into effect 91 days after the end of the Arkansas legislative session, which is currently set for May 3, according to Arkansas state Sen. Jason Rapert, who sponsored the Senate bill.

Source: CNN March 21, 2021 16:07 UTC