“Pro-Life Evangelicals for Biden” Feel Betrayed by President’s Pro-Abortion Position

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As a candidate, President Biden publicly called for Congress to repeal pro-life policies — like the Hyde Amendment that protects taxpayers from funding abortions except in cases of rape or incest or to save the life or preserve the health of the woman.

Despite President Biden’s support for abortion, the group Pro-Life Evangelicals for Biden publicly endorsed his 2020 presidential bid.

Now that President Biden is supporting pro-abortion policies, the group says it feels “used and betrayed.”

Pro-Life Evangelicals for Biden specifically addressed the fact that the latest COVID-19 relief package does not contain any provisions that prevent public dollars from subsidizing abortion, writing,

We are very disappointed about the COVID-19 relief package’s exclusion of the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding bipartisan policy that prevents taxpayer funding for abortion. We’re even more upset that the Biden administration is supporting this bill.

Frankly, it should not surprise anyone that President Biden doesn’t think the Hyde Amendment’s pro-life language ought to be applied to the COVID-19 relief package. After all, President Biden said so himself in 2019 that he believes the Hyde Amendment needs to go.

All of this simply underscores the need for better pro-life policies at the state and local level.

If our federal government isn’t going to stand up for the right to life, it’s up to our state officials to do so.

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Senate Health Committee Passes Measure to Ensure Patients, Nursing Home Residents Have Visitors

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Above: Rep. Mayberry explains H.B. 1061, the No Patient Left Alone Act, to state representatives in this file photo.

On Monday the Senate Public Health Committee passed H.B. 1061 by Rep. Julie Mayberry (R – Hensley) and Sen. Breanne Davis (R – Russellville).

This good bill protects people from being left alone and denied visitors in hospitals, nursing homes, and similar facilities.

Since the coronavirus outbreak began, we’ve heard story after story of people separated from their loved ones.

Nobody should be barred from being in the hospital with their dying child, their spouse, or their parent. This bill helps address that in Arkansas.

H.B. 1061 now goes to the entire Arkansas Senate for consideration.

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Senate Education Committee Passes Bill to Protect Fairness in Women’s Sports

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Above: Sen. Missy Irvin and Alliance Defending Freedom Attorney Matt Sharp present S.B. 354 in committee.

On Monday afternoon the Senate Education Committee passed S.B. 354 along party lines in a vote of five to three.

This good bill by Sen. Irvin and Rep. Barker would protect fairness in girls’ athletics at school by preventing biologically male student athletes from competing in women’s sports.

Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Matt Sharp traveled to Arkansas to testify in favor of the bill as well as Minnesota powerlifter Beth Seltzer of the group Save Women’s Sports.

Following passage of S.B. 354, an unruly group of activists who opposed the bill began shouting “Shame! Shame!” while calling some of the bill’s supporters “weak” and other names.

S.B. 354 now goes to the entire Arkansas Senate for consideration.

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