Arkansas Affirms Right of Cities to Declare Themselves Pro-Life

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On Monday the Arkansas Senate passed H.B. 1544 Rep. Kendon Underwood (R – Cave Springs) and Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch).

This good bill affirms the rights of cities and towns across Arkansas to declare themselves pro-life.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that cities can pass pro-life resolutions. H.B. 1544 affirms that right and helps outline how a city in Arkansas can exercise its right to declare itself pro-life.

This is a good bill that will help encourage cities in Arkansas to build communities that respect the sanctity and dignity of human life.

H.B. 1544 has already passed the Arkansas House of Representatives. It now goes to the governor to become law.

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House Passes Bill Prohibiting Transactions With Abortionists

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Rep. Breaux presents H.B. 1589 in the Arkansas House of Representatives.

On Monday afternoon the Arkansas House of Representatives passed H.B. 1589.

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.

It would prevent state and local government entities and subdivisions of the state from using tax revenue or taxpayer resources in transactions with abortion providers.

Arkansans enacted Amendment 68 to the Arkansas Constitution to prevent public funding of abortion. In keeping with Amendment 68, this bill will help ensure that Arkansas does not spend any taxpayer dollars subsidizing abortionists and their affiliates.

The bill now goes to the Arkansas Senate.

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House Committee Advances Pro-Life Bill Addressing Chemical Abortions

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Rep. Sonia Barker and Family Council staff member Ken Yang present H.B. 1402 to the House Public Health Committee.

On Thursday afternoon the Arkansas House Public Health Committee passed H.B. 1402 on a voice vote.

This good bill by Rep. Sonia Barker (R – Smackover) and Sen. Blake Johnson (R – Corning) updates Arkansas’ restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs like RU-486.

It outlines requirements that abortionists must follow in administering abortion-inducing drugs, and it prohibits abortion drugs from being delivered by mail in Arkansas.

The bill also updates current law to ensure doctors who perform drug-induced abortions are credentialed to handle abortion complications and can transfer the woman to a hospital if she experiences complications.

We expect the Biden administration to take steps in the coming months to promote RU-486 abortion drugs. Legislation like H.B. 1402 will help curtail drug-induced abortion in Arkansas.

H.B. 1402 is a really good bill. It now goes to the entire Arkansas House of Representatives for consideration.

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