City of Leslie Passes Pro-Life Resolution

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On March 7 the Leslie City Council passed a resolution affirming that Leslie is a Pro-Life City.

Leslie — which is in Searcy County, in the northern region of the state — joins a growing list of communities that have declared they are Pro-Life.

Last year the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 392 of 2021 by Rep. Kendon Underwood (R – Cave Springs) and Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch).

This good law affirms that cities and counties can designate themselves as Pro-Life.

Act 392 also says that Pro-Life Communities can install signs or banners announcing that they are Pro-Life.

To date, 18 counties and 10 cities and towns have passed resolutions recognizing unborn children and affirming that they are Pro-Life.

Benton, Washington, Crawford, Cleburne, Pope, Jackson, Saline, Faulkner, Perry, Sebastian, Lee, White, Prairie, Searcy, Carrol, Newton, Boone, and Hot Spring counties have adopted Pro-Life resolutions — and so have the cities and towns of Marianna, Russellville, Springdale, LaGrange, Moro, Aubrey, Haynes, Marshall, and Western Grove.

We look forward to many more communities in Arkansas passing pro-life resolutions in the weeks to come.

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City of Lowell Fails to Pass Pro-Life Resolution

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On Tuesday night the Lowell City Council failed to pass a proposed resolution affirming the city is Pro-Life.

Lowell’s pro-life resolution reportedly received three votes in favor of it and five votes against it.

Last year the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 392 of 2021 by Rep. Kendon Underwood (R – Cave Springs) and Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch) affirming that cities and counties can designate themselves as Pro-Life.

To date, 18 counties and 10 cities and towns have passed resolutions affirming that they are Pro-Life communities.

We hope Lowell will eventually join these other communities across Arkansas by passing a resolution designating Lowell as a Pro-Life City.

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Here Are The Number of Pro-Laws Each Arkansas Legislator Has Successfully Sponsored Since 2011

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Recently Family Council wrote that the Arkansas Legislature passed 44 pro-life laws from 2011 – 2021.

Since then, our team has analyzed the number of times each member of the General Assembly sponsored a pro-life measure that passed into law.

Below is an overview of the number of successful pro-life measures that each legislator sponsored and passed from 2011 to 2021.

Arkansas Senate:

  • Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch): 7
  • Sen. Missy Irvin (R – Mountain View): 5
  • Sen. Jason Rapert (R – Conway): 5
  • Sen. Bob Ballinger (R – Ozark): 4
  • Sen. Cecile Bledsoe (R – Rogers): 4
  • Sen. Scott Flippo (R – Bull Shoals): 3
  • Sen. Blake Johnson (R – Corning): 3
  • Sen. Linda Collins-Smith (R – Pocahontas): 2
  • Sen. Trent Garner (R – El Dorado): 2
  • Sen. Kim Hammer (R – Benton): 2
  • Sen. Jim Hendren (I – Gravette): 2
  • Sen. Bart Hester (R – Cave Springs): 2
  • Sen. Charles Beckham (R – McNeil): 1
  • Sen. Ben Gilmore (R – Crossett): 1
  • Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson (R – Little Rock): 1
  • Sen. David Sanders (R – Little Rock): 1

Arkansas House of Representatives:

  • Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R – Springdale): 7
  • Rep. Sonia Barker (R – Smackover): 5
  • Rep. Mary Bentley (R – Perryville): 3
  • Rep. Joe Cloud (R – Russellville): 3
  • Rep. Charlene Fite (R – Van Buren): 3
  • Rep. Jim Dotson (R – Bentonville): 2
  • Rep. Andy Mayberry (R – Hensley): 2
  • Rep. Julie Mayberry (R – Hensley): 2
  • Rep. Butch Wilkins (D – Bono): 2
  • Rep. Harlan Breaux (R – Holiday Island): 1
  • Rep. Karilyn Brown (R – Sherwood): 1
  • Rep. Ann Clemmer (R – Benton): 1
  • Rep. Charlie Collins (R – Fayetteville): 1
  • Rep. Tony Furman (R – Benton): 1
  • Rep. Justin Harris (R – West Fork): 1
  • Rep. Spencer Hawks (R – Conway): 1
  • Rep. Mark Lowery (R – Maumelle): 1
  • Rep. Clint Penzo (R – Springdale): 1
  • Rep. Rebecca Petty (R – Rogers): 1
  • Rep. Aaron Pilkington (R – Clarksville): 1
  • Rep. Nate Steel (D – Nashville): 1
  • Rep. Kendon Underwood (R – Cave Springs): 1
  • Rep. Jim Wooten (R – Beebe): 1

As far as we can tell, Sen. Gary Stubblefield has successfully sponsored more pro-life legislation in the Arkansas Senate than any senator in Arkansas history, and Rep. Robin Lundstrum has successfully sponsored more pro-life legislation in the Arkansas House than any representative in Arkansas history.

Many of the lawmakers on this list sponsored other good, pro-life measures that — for various reasons — did not pass into law.

Dozens of lawmakers have served as co-sponsors for pro-life legislation over the years. Many have voted pro-life at every opportunity in the Arkansas House or Arkansas Senate.

In 2021 the Arkansas General Assembly enacted more pro-life legislation than any state legislature in the nation. Thanks to the hard work of these lawmakers, Arkansas is the most pro-life state in America.

Read More About the Pro-Life Laws Passed From 2011 – 2021 Here.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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