On Thursday afternoon the Arkansas House Public Health Committee passed H.B. 1402 on a voice vote.
This good bill by Rep. Sonia Barker (R – Smackover) and Sen. Blake Johnson (R – Corning) updates Arkansas’ restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs like RU-486.
It outlines requirements that abortionists must follow in administering abortion-inducing drugs, and it prohibits abortion drugs from being delivered by mail in Arkansas.
The bill also updates current law to ensure doctors who perform drug-induced abortions are credentialed to handle abortion complications and can transfer the woman to a hospital if she experiences complications.
We expect the Biden administration to take steps in the coming months to promote RU-486 abortion drugs. Legislation like H.B. 1402 will help curtail drug-induced abortion in Arkansas.
H.B. 1402 is a really good bill. It now goes to the entire Arkansas House of Representatives for consideration.
