Senate Committee Advances Bill Prohibiting Transactions With Abortionists

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Sen. Ballinger presents H.B. 1589 in committee.

On Monday the Senate Public Health Committee passed H.B. 1589 on a voice vote.

This good bill by Rep. Harlan Breaux (R – Holiday Island) and Sen. Bob Ballinger (R – Ozark) prohibits government entities, including public schools, in Arkansas from engaging in transactions with abortion providers and affiliates of abortion providers.

Sen. Ballinger presented the bill in committee on Monday.

Only one abortion supporter appeared before the committee to speak against the bill.

H.B. 1589 is a good bill that will help ensure that Arkansas does not spend any taxpayer dollars subsidizing abortionists and their affiliates.

The bill now goes to the entire Arkansas Senate for consideration.

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Two Bad Bills on House Public Health Committee Agenda

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The House Public Health Committee has two bad bills on its agenda for Tuesday, March 23: H.B. 1685 and H.B. 1686.

These bad bills by Rep. Michelle Gray (R – Melbourne) and Sen. Breanne Davis (R – Russellville) amend the Arkansas Healthcare Decisions Act and the Arkansas Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act.

The Arkansas Healthcare Decisions Act and the Arkansas Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act govern how Arkansans and their family members make decisions about end-of-life care.

Under H.B. 1685 and H.B. 1686, patients and families might not work directly with physicians when making end-of-life decisions and choices about life-sustaining care.

That could undermine how we treat nursing home residents, the elderly, and the terminally ill.

Arkansas has excellent laws protecting people near the end of life. We don’t need to do anything that might weaken those good laws.

Read H.B 1685 Here.

Read H.B 1686 Here.

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House Committee Advances Pro-Life Ultrasound Bill

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Rep. Cloud and Arkansas Right to Life Director Rose Mimms testify in support of S.B. 85.

On Thursday afternoon the House Public Health Committee approved S.B. 85.

This good bill by Sen. Cecile Bledsoe (R – Rogers) and Rep. Joe Cloud (R – Russellville) requires an abortionist to show an ultrasound image of the unborn baby to the pregnant woman before an abortion.

Currently, Arkansas law says an abortionist must offer to let the woman see the ultrasound image.

Research indicates that some women are less likely to have an abortion once they see an ultrasound image of their unborn child.

That means pro-life bills like S.B. 85 can help further decrease the number of abortions in Arkansas.

Arkansas Right to Life is the chief proponent of this bill, and we fully support their efforts.

S.B. 85 is a good, pro-life bill. It now goes to the full Arkansas House of Representatives for consideration.

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