Pro-Life Legislation Filed to Protect Babies Who Survive Abortion

Today Senator Gary Stubblefield and Rep. Charlene Fite filed S.B. 148 banning infanticide and creating protections for infants born alive following a botched abortion.

The bill requires doctors to provide food, water, and medical care to a newborn, thereby preventing babies from simply being left to die following birth. It also says a baby who survives an abortion must be provided immediate medical and emergency care.

You can read the bill here.

 

Arkansas Legislative Committee Passes Dismemberment Abortion Ban

Today the Arkansas Legislature’s House Public Health Committee passed H.B. 1032, a bill effectively banning D&E and sharp curettage abortion procedures.

These procedures involve the dismemberment of a living, unborn baby. Based on reports published by the Arkansas Department of Health, approximately 1,200 abortions have been performed via these methods in the past couple of years.

The bill is sponsored by Rep. Andy Mayberry (R-Hensley). It’s a good, pro-life bill that will reduce the number of abortions performed in Arkansas.

From here, H.B. 1032 goes before the entire Arkansas House of Representatives for a vote.

Read the bill here.