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See How These Arkansas Senators Voted on This Pro-Life Bill

Mar 12, 2015Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Arkansas Legislature, Legislation, Legislature, Pro-life

Yesterday the Senate Public Health Committee passed a good, pro-life bill requiring abortion-providers who perform drug-induced abortions to follow FDA protocols.

This bill protects women from unsafe abortion practices, and it has the potential to save the lives of unborn children by ensuring abortion-providers do not perform chemical abortions later than the FDA protocols allow.

It takes five affirmative votes to pass a bill out of a senate committee. The bill received five votes for it and two votes against it. One senator was at the meeting, but chose not to vote when her name was called.

You can see a breakdown of the vote below. You can leave a message for any of these senators by calling the senate switchboard at (501) 682-2902.

The Following Senators Voted “Yes”

Sen. David Sanders (R–Little Rock)
Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R–Branch)
Sen. Scott Flippo (R–Bull Shoals)
Sen. John Cooper (R–Jonesboro)
Sen. Cecile Bledsoe (R–Rogers)

The Following Senators Voted “No”

Sen. Stephanie Flowers (D–Pine Bluff)
Sen. Keith Ingram (D–West Memphis)

The Following Senator Chose Not to Vote

Sen. Missy Irvin (R–Mountain View)

The bill now heads to the Arkansas Senate floor, where the entire senate will vote on it sometime in the near future.

Senate Committee Passes Pro-Life Bill

Mar 11, 2015Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Arkansas Legislature, Legislation, Legislature

Rep. Clemmer and Sen. Rapert This morning the Senate Public Health Committee passed a really good, pro-life bill.

House Bill 1394 by Representative Fite requires abortion doctors who perform drug-induced abortions to follow FDA protocols. The bill protects women from unsafe abortion practices, and it has the potential to save unborn children by preventing doctors from performing chemical abortions later in pregnancy than the FDA protocols allow.

The bill now goes to the entire Arkansas Senate, where it will likely be voted on later this week or early next week.

If you would like to ask your senator to support this bill when it comes up for a vote in the entire Arkansas Senate, you can leave a message with the Senate switchboard at (501) 682-2902.

Lawmakers File Over 450 Bills in One Day

Mar 10, 2015Jerry CoxLegislatureArkansas Legislature, Legislation, Legislature

capitol3-1 Yesterday Arkansas’ lawmakers filed over 450 pieces of legislation ahead of the filing deadline.

Many of these bills were what we call “shell bills.” These are bills with little more than a title, like, “A Bill to Improve Public Education.” These bills may be amended later to flesh them out; we will keep an eye on them to see how they are amended.

However, several complete bills were filed. Below are a few you may want to know about.

A Bill Making Sexual-Orientation and Gender-Identity Protected Classes

Twenty-two years ago, the Arkansas Legislature passed the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993. Over the years we have fought to make sure Arkansas’ civil rights and hate crimes laws are not used to promote a homosexual agenda.

House Bill 1950 by Rep. Leding makes sexual-orientation and gender-identity protected classes in the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993—right alongside race, religion, national origin, gender, and disability.

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