Senator Boozman Co-Sponsors Pro-Life Bill in U.S. Senate

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Arkansas Senator John Boozman signed on last week as a co-sponsor of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

This is a federal proposal that tracks closely with Act 171, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act sponsored by Rep. Andy Mayberry and passed by the Arkansas Legislature earlier this year.

Legislation like this just commonsense. According to medical experts, by the 20th week of pregnancy, an unborn child is capable of feeling pain–and abortion is a very painful process. The risk of a woman suffering medical complications from abortion is also significantly higher by the 20th week of pregnancy and continues go up from there. With this in mind, prohibiting abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy is a sensible thing to do–and it could save the lives of as many as 18,000 unborn babies each year.

You can read the full language of the federal Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act here.

If you would like to thank Senator Boozman for co-sponsoring the act, click here.

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40 Days for Life Story from Little Rock

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Today is Day 13 of 40 Days for Life. Pro-lifers across the country are gathering outside abortion clinics for peaceful prayer that abortion will end.

40 Days for Life posted the following story from Little Rock about a woman who decided not to have an abortion:

Little Rock, Arkansas

When a prayer volunteer first approached a young couple arriving for an abortion, the woman was quite hostile. But the volunteer didn’t give up. She kept talking – and it paid off.

The young woman said the man who’d driven her to the abortion center was the baby’s father. She didn’t want the abortion, but he was pressuring her. He gave her a handful of cash, then drove away.

“She was 14 weeks pregnant,” said Mary in Little Rock.

The young woman went inside . . . but came back out about 45 minutes later and smiled at the volunteer. She took the money, stuffed it in her pocket – and left.

There is still time for you to come out and pray as part of 40 Days for Life. You can find out about prayer vigils in Little Rock and Fayetteville by visiting 40DaysforLife.com.

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