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Legislation Filed to Let Municipalities in Arkansas Declare Themselves Pro-Life

Feb 24, 2021Jerry CoxAbortion, LegislationAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

On Tuesday Rep. Kendon Underwood (R – Cave Springs) and Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch) filed H.B. 1544 letting municipalities in Arkansas declare themselves pro-life.

Under this bill, cities and towns would be able to pass a resolution designating themselves as a Pro-Life City.

H.B. 1544 outlines some of the findings and language that cities can put in their pro-life resolution.

The bill also clarifies that Pro-Life Cities can install signs or banners announcing that they are pro-life.

Currently, nothing in Arkansas law prevents a city from declaring itself a Pro-Life City, but H.B. 1544 writes a foundation for these pro-life resolutions into state law.

This is a really good bill that will help communities in Arkansas foster a culture of life.

One of Family Council’s goals for 2021 is to help Arkansans statewide designate their communities as Pro-Life Cities. H.B. 1544 will help make that happen.

Read the bill here.

Senate Committee Advances Another Pro-Life Bill

Feb 22, 2021Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

On Monday the Senate Public Health Committee advanced S.B. 85 on a unanimous voice vote.

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.

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.

Currently, Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and the Arkansas Abortion Support Network are fighting against S.B. 85.

Arkansas Right to Life is the chief proponent of S.B. 85 and we fully support their efforts.

You Can Read The S.B. 85 Here.

Updated: Arkansas Senate Passes Bill to End Abortion

Feb 22, 2021Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

On Monday the Arkansas Senate passed S.B. 6 by Sen. Jason Rapert (R – Conway) and Rep. Mary Bentley (R – Perryville).

This good bill prohibits abortion except when the mother’s life is at risk.

If enacted, S.B. 6 would save thousands of unborn children every year and give the federal court system an opportunity to overturn Roe v. Wade and other pro-abortion decisions.

Family Council fully supports this good measure.

This is an opportunity for Arkansas to be a real leader in the effort to end abortion in America.

Many people have been saying for almost fifty years that abortion should be illegal. The time has come for us to make it so.

S.B. 6 now goes to the Arkansas House of Representatives, where it likely will be referred to the Public Health Committee.

Below is a breakdown of how the Arkansas Senate voted on S.B. 6.