Planned Parenthood Says This Pro-Life Bill is “The Worst Attack” on Abortion This Year

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Yesterday Planned Parenthood issued a statement calling S.B. 448 by Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch) and Rep. Sonia Barker (R – Smackover) “the worst attack” on abortion this year in Arkansas.

According to Planned Parenthood, S.B. 448 is more far-reaching than any other pro-life bill Arkansas has passed this legislative session.

Here’s what S.B. 448 — the “worst attack” on abortion in Arkansas — does:

It requires doctors who perform abortions to be board-certified or board-eligible OB/GYNs.

The bill also updates a pro-life law Arkansas passed in the 1980s, but Planned Parenthood has said little, if anything, about that.

For perspective, under current law, any medical doctor can perform an abortion in Arkansas. S.B. 448 simply protects women from dangerous abortion practices by ensuring doctors who perform abortions are trained in obstetrics and gynecology.

That sounds pretty reasonable to me, and I think most Arkansans would agree.

You can read S.B. 448 here.

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Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill to Prohibit Abortion if Roe Overturned

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Yesterday the Arkansas Legislature passed S.B. 149 by Sen. Jason Rapert (R – Conway).

This good bill prohibits abortion in Arkansas if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court or by a federal constitutional amendment.

The bill received 72 votes in the Arkansas House of Representatives yesterday, and 29 votes in the Arkansas Senate last week.

Out of 135 state legislators, only 26 lawmakers voted against the bill; eight representatives in the Arkansas House did not vote one way or the other on the bill.

You can find out how your state representative and state senator voted by looking at the information below.

Arkansas House Votes

The Following Representatives Voted For the Bill:

  • Barker
  • Beck
  • Bentley
  • Berry
  • Boyd
  • Bragg
  • Breaux
  • Brown
  • Capp
  • Cavenaugh
  • Christiansen
  • Cloud
  • Coleman
  • C. Cooper
  • Cozart
  • Crawford
  • A. Davis
  • M. Davis
  • Deffenbaugh
  • Della Rosa
  • Dotson
  • Eaves
  • Eubanks
  • Evans
  • C. Fite
  • L. Fite
  • Fortner
  • Gates
  • Gazaway
  • Gonzales
  • M. Gray
  • Hawks
  • Hillman
  • G. Hodges
  • Hollowell
  • House
  • Jean
  • Jett
  • L. Johnson
  • Kelly
  • Ladyman
  • Lowery
  • Lundstrum
  • Lynch
  • Maddox
  • J. Mayberry
  • McCollum
  • McKenzie
  • McNair
  • S. Meeks
  • Miller
  • Payton
  • Penzo
  • Petty
  • Richey
  • Richmond
  • Rushing
  • Rye
  • Shepherd
  • Slape
  • B. Smith
  • S. Smith
  • Sorvillo
  • Speaks
  • Sullivan
  • Tosh
  • Vaught
  • Wardlaw
  • Watson
  • Wing
  • Womack
  • Wooten

The Following Representatives Voted Against the Bill:

  • F. Allen
  • Blake
  • Burch
  • Clowney
  • A. Collins
  • D. Douglas
  • D. Ferguson
  • K. Ferguson
  • V. Flowers
  • D. Garner
  • Glover
  • Godfrey
  • Love
  • Magie
  • McCullough
  • Murdock
  • Nicks
  • Scott
  • Walker
  • D. Whitaker

The Following Representatives Did Not Vote:

  • Dalby
  • Fielding
  • M. Hodges
  • Holcomb
  • Perry
  • Pilkington
  • Richardson
  • Warren

Senate Votes

The Following Senator Voted For the Bill:

  • B. Ballinger
  • Bledsoe
  • Caldwell
  • E. Cheatham
  • A. Clark
  • J. Cooper
  • B. Davis
  • J. Dismang
  • L. Eads
  • J. English
  • Flippo
  • T. Garner
  • K. Hammer
  • J. Hendren
  • Hester
  • Hickey
  • Hill
  • Irvin
  • B. Johnson
  • M. Johnson
  • Maloch
  • M. Pitsch
  • Rapert
  • Rice
  • B. Sample
  • G. Stubblefield
  • J. Sturch
  • Teague
  • D. Wallace

The Following Senators Voted Against the Bill:

  • Bond
  • L. Chesterfield
  • Elliott
  • S. Flowers
  • K. Ingram
  • G. Leding

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