AR Congressional Delegates Sign Pro-Life Amicus Brief

This week, Arkansas’ two U.S. Senators and three of Arkansas’ congressmen joined other members of Congress in a a pro-life amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The brief is being filed in response to the Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole lawsuit. This lawsuit is against a 2013 Texas law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. We have written before how commonsense laws like this one help protect women from unsafe abortion practices.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the case will have significant implications for pro-life laws across the country.

U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton along with Congressmen Steve Womack, French Hill, and Bruce Westerman, have signed an amicus brief in support of this good, pro-life law from Texas. They, and other members of Congress, want to see the U.S. Supreme Court uphold this law as constitutional.

We are so grateful Arkansas has representatives willing to take a stand for women and unborn children. If you would like to thank your senators and congressman for supporting this good, pro-life law, you can find their contact information below.

U.S. SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN

220px-John_Boozman,_official_portrait,_112th_CongressLittle Rock Office:
1401 W. Capitol Ave., Plaza F
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 372-7153
Fax: (501) 372-7163

D.C. Office:
141 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4843
Fax: (202) 228-1371

Click Here to Email U.S. Senator Boozman

 

U.S. SENATOR TOM COTTON

Tom_Cotton_official_Senate_photoLittle Rock Office:
11809 Hinson Road
Suite 100
Little Rock, AR 72212

Mailing Address:
PO Box 25216
Little Rock, AR 72221
Phone: (501) 223-9081
Fax: (501) 223-9105

D.C. Office:
124 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2353

Click Here to Email U.S. Senator Cotton

 

U.S. CONGRESSMAN FRENCH HILL (AR DISTRICT 2)

French_Hill_official_photoLittle Rock Office:
1501 N. University Ave.
Suite 150
Little Rock, AR 72207
Phone: (501) 324-5941
Fax: (501) 324-6029

D.C. Office:
1229 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2506
Fax: (202) 225-5903

Click Here to Email U.S. Congressman Hill

 

 

U.S. CONGRESSMAN STEVE WOMACK (AR DISTRICT 3)

675px-Steve_Womack,_Official_Portrait,_112th_Congress_-_Hi_ResRogers Office:
3333 Pinnacle Hills, Suite 120
Rogers, Arkansas 72758
Phone: (479) 464-0446
Fax: (479) 464-0063

D.C. Office:
1119 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4301
Fax: (202) 225-5713

Click Here to Email U.S. Congressman Womack

 

 

U.S. CONGRESSMAN BRUCE WESTERMAN (AR DISTRICT 4)

599px-Bruce_Westerman_official_congressional_photoHot Springs Office:
101 Reserve St.
Suite 200
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Phone: (501) 609-9796
Fax: (501) 609-9887

D.C. Office:
130 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3772
Fax: (202) 225-1314

Click Here to Email U.S. Congressman Westerman

Arkansans March for Life

Arkansans turned out to march in the 38th annual March for Life last Sunday.

The march is held every year in support of the sanctity of innocent, human life and in opposition to abortion. Below are a few photos from the march.

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review AR Abortion Law

Today the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a law Arkansas passed in 2013 preventing most abortions after the twelfth week of pregnancy when a fetal heartbeat is detected.

The law was partially struck by a lower court in 2014; the Attorney General’s office petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review and reverse the lower court rulings against the law, but the Supreme Court has decided not to do so.

Specifically, the lower court rulings treated the provisions of the law dealing with informed-consent prior to an abortion as constitutional; however, the portions preventing most abortions after the twelfth week of pregnancy were ruled unconstitutional.

A hearing on the 2013 law at the U.S. Supreme Court would have set the stage for the court to reexamine past cases dealing with abortion, including Planned Parenthood v. Casey and Roe v. Wadeboth of which we have written about here.

The U.S. Supreme Court cannot ignore this issue forever. The “viability rule,” which makes it difficult for states to regulate abortion procedures prior to the point an unborn baby becomes “viable,” was established in the Casey decision. It is, as Attorney General Rutledge argued, an arbitrary rule and lacks a firm foundation. As state laws and advances in medical science continue, the “viability rule” will be challenged. Eventually, the U.S. Supreme Court will have to reevaluate it. For now, however, the U.S. Supreme Court has chosen not to do so.

Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court is not related to the two lawsuits Planned Parenthood is involved in against the State of Arkansas.