One year ago this week the Arkansas Legislature passed two excellent laws that restrict abortion-inducing drugs like RU-486.
Act 560 by Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R – Springdale) and Sen. Scott Flippo (R – Mountain Home) outlines the informed-consent process for abortion drugs in Arkansas.
Arkansas’ previous informed-consent laws for abortion focused primarily on surgical abortion procedures. Act 560 ensures women get all the facts about chemical abortion as well — including its risks, its consequences, and its pro-life alternatives.
Act 560 helps women choose options besides the RU-486 abortion drugs. That has the potential to save many unborn children from abortion.
Act 562 by Rep. Sonia Barker (R – Smackover) and Sen. Blake Johnson (R – Corning) updates Arkansas’ restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs like RU-486.
Among other things, Act 562 outlines requirements that abortionists must follow in administering abortion-inducing drugs, and it prohibits abortion drugs from being delivered by mail in Arkansas.
Abortion-inducing drugs are dangerous.
Documents from the Arkansas Department of Health reveal there were 40 reports of women who experienced complications from the RU-486 abortion drug in 2020.
The reports underscore that women need to know all of the risks associated with abortion-inducing drugs.
Last year the Biden Administration relaxed the federal rules for RU-486. Act 560 and Act 562 help push back against the Biden Administration’s pro-abortion rule change.
These are good laws that protect women and unborn children from abortion. That’s something to celebrate.
