Hillary Clinton Endorses Arkansas Abortion Amendment
Last week former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton endorsed a proposal to write abortion into the Arkansas Constitution.
Arkansans for Limited Government is working to place the Arkansas Abortion Amendment on the November ballot.
The measure would write abortion into the state constitution, and it would prevent the Arkansas Legislature from restricting abortion during the first five months of pregnancy — allowing thousands of elective abortions every year and paving the way for taxpayer-funded abortions in Arkansas.
On Friday Hillary Clinton issued statements on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook asking people to support the Arkansas Abortion Amendment. Clinton’s statement said,
People everywhere deserve the ability to make deeply personal decisions about their health for themselves.
Today, you can help women in Arkansas exercise their reproductive rights by supporting the Arkansas Abortion Amendment.
Join me in standing with them.
Clinton’s endorsement comes as opposition to the amendment continues to swell in Arkansas.
Abortion supporters have until July 5 to collect the nearly 91,000 petition signatures necessary to place their measures on the ballot.
You can download a copy of the abortion amendment here.
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Arkansas Department of Education Accepting Public Comments on Rules Protecting Student Privacy
The Arkansas Department of Education is accepting public comments on newly proposed rules protecting the physical privacy of public school students.
Last year Gov. Sanders signed Act 317 by Rep. Mary Bentley (R – Perryville) and Sen. Dan Sullivan (R – Jonesboro) protecting privacy in public school locker rooms, showers, restrooms, changing areas, and similar facilities.
The law requires public schools to designate these facilities for “male” or “female” use.
It also addresses sleeping accommodations for students on overnight school trips — something that has been a serious problem for students in other states.
The Department of Education’s new rules would act as executive policies to help ensure Arkansas’ public schools are properly following Act 317.
Every student has a right to physical privacy and safety at school and on school-sponsored trips.
Public school students’ school records are protected by law, because we value student privacy. A student’s physical privacy should be just as important.
Act 317 helps protect the physical privacy of public school students in school showers, locker rooms, restrooms, and similar facilities on campus, and it helps protect physical privacy and safety on overnight trips.
Family Council was pleased to support Act 317. We are grateful to the General Assembly for passing Act 317 and to the Arkansas Department of Education for promulgating rules to implement it.
Family Council’s team is reviewing the proposed rules, and we intend to offer public comments on them later this month.