More Pro-Life Legislation Filed in Arkansas

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Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch)

Today Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch) and Rep. Spencer Hawks (R – Conway) filed S.B. 278 amending Arkansas’ requirements for abortion facilities and making improvements to the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act and the Woman’s Right to Know Act.

The bill contains several regulations for abortion clinics.

It requires abortion clinics to maintain a twenty-four-hour telephone line women can call if they experience complications from abortion. It also says abortion facilities must be located within 30 miles of a hospital with gynecological or surgical services, and it requires abortion facilities to adopt written procedures for transferring women who experience complications from abortion to an acute care facility.

These requirements will protect women from dangerous abortion practices.

The bill also makes important improvements to two of Arkansas’ existing pro-life laws: The Woman’s Right to Know Act and the Born Alive Infant Protection Act.

Currently, Arkansas law protects babies from being killed or left to die if they survive an abortion.

S.B. 278 requires doctors to file reports with the state any time a baby is born alive after an abortion. These reports will help us craft better pro-life laws in the future.

Arkansas’ Woman’s Right to Know Act requires abortionists to give women all the facts about abortion first — including abortion’s risks, consequences, and alternatives. Women must be given at least 48 hours to review this information and weight their options before having an abortion.

S.B. 278 extends this reflection period from 48 hours to 72 hours.

Since 2015, more than 700 unborn lives have been saved thanks to the Woman’s Right to Know Act. By giving women more time to choose an option besides abortion, S.B. 278 could save even more lives.

This is a good, pro-life bill that Family Council supports.

You can leave a message for your senator about this bill by calling the Arkansas Senate during normal business hours at (501) 682-2902.

You can read S.B. 278 here.

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Two Good Bills Pass in Arkansas Senate Committees

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Sen. Jason Rapert (R – Conway) presents S.B. 149 in the Senate Public Health Committee meeting.

This morning Arkansas Senate committees passed two really good bills.

The first was S.B. 149 by Sen. Jason Rapert (R – Conway). This good bill prohibits abortion in Arkansas if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

S.B. 149 garnered a lot of testimony and discussion, but in the the end the Senate Public Health Committee passed the bill.

Arkansas aborts, on average, 3,000 – 4,000 children every single year. If the courts reverse Roe v. Wade, this good bill could save thousands of unborn children in Arkansas.

The second bill was S.B. 156 by Sen. Bob Ballinger (R – Berryville).

This good bill prevents public colleges and universities from squelching free speech on campus.

In some states students and faculty have faced discipline and discrimination for sharing their faith or expressing their deeply held convictions.

S.B. 156 helps prevent public colleges and universities from imposing these unconstitutional restrictions on students and faculty. It protects students’ rights to peacefully assemble, speak, share literature, and exchange ideas.

Sen. Bob Ballinger (R – Berryville) presents S.B. 156 in the Senate Education Committee meeting.

This morning S.B. 156 passed the Senate Education Committee.

These are two good bills that Family Council strongly supports.

S.B. 149 will save the lives of unborn children in Arkansas if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade, and S.B. 156 will protect the rights of students and faculty to speak and act on their convictions.

Both bills now go to the entire Arkansas Senate for a vote.

You can contact your state senator about these bills by calling (501) 682-2902.

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