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Human Heartbeat Protection Act Passes Senate Committee

Jan 30, 2013Jerry1 CommentAbortionAbortion, Arkansas

The Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act, sponsored by Sen. Jason Rapert, has passed the Senate Public Health Committee. If Rapert’s bill makes it through the entire legislative process, it will prevent abortion upon detection of a fetal heartbeat, except to save the life of the mother and in cases of rape or incest. Arkansas would then have the strongest pro-life law in the nation.

This bill will soon be considered by the full Arkansas Senate. Now is the time to call your state senator and ask him or her to support Sen. Rapert’s bill, the Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act.

The phone number for the Arkansas Senate is 501-682-2902. If you don’t know who your state senator is, we’d be happy to help out. Just give us a call at 501-375-7000.

Sen. Stubblefield Files Pregnant Woman’s Protection Act

Jan 29, 2013JerryLifeLife, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R-Branch) has filed a bill essentially allowing a pregnant woman to use the same sort of physical force defending her unborn baby as she could herself or one of her other children.

SB170 acknowledges that pregnant women are often the victims of assault or abuse, and specifies that a pregnant woman can use force to defend her unborn baby from an attack.

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Pro-Life Bill by Rep. Wilkins Fails to Pass House Public Health

Jan 29, 2013JerryAbortion, ObamacareAbortion, Healthcare, Life, Obamacare, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

HB1100 by Representative Butch Wilkins (D-Bono) failed by a vote of 10 to 7 to pass the House Public Health Committee today.

The bill would have prevented taxpayer funds from being used to pay for abortions under the state insurance exchanges due to be set up next year as part of Obamacare. The bill would have allowed abortions to be paid for privately, without public funds.

Below is a breakdown of the vote from today’s meeting. An “Aye” vote means the committee member supported the bill; a “Nay” vote means the committee member opposed the bill; a “Present” vote means the committee member did not want to vote either way. The bill needed at least 11 votes to pass.

On another note, Representative Greg Leding (D-Fayetteville) voiced opposition to the bill by telling a private citizen who came to testify in favor of the bill that “pro-life” is “just a silly label,” and even went so far as to ask the “pro-death” members of the committee to raise their hands.