Hodges v. Huckabee

Ray Thornton, Justice.

Appellant Carol J. Hodges appeals the decision of the Pulaski County Chancery Court granting appellees their motion for summary judgment and declining to enter an injunction directing the removal of the State of Arkansas from the federal and state Medicaid program. Federal law, including the Hyde Amendment, 1 prohibits the use of public Medicaid funds for abortions except where necessary to save the life of the mother, or in cases of rape or incest, while Amendment 68 to the Arkansas Constitution prohibits the use of public funds except to save the mother’s life. This is…