Arkansas Women's Political Caucus v. Riviere

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

In this original action the petitioner, the Arkansas Women’s Political Caucus, asks this court to declare invalid proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 65, “The Unborn Child Amendment.’’ We hold that the popular name of the proposed amendment constitutes a partisan coloring of the ballot and declare the measure ineligible for consideration at the November 6, 1984, election.

In two historic cases, the Supreme Court of the United States decided that the Constitution protects a woman’s right to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy and that a state may not unduly…