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Alabama Passes Pro-Life Resolution Similar to Measure Filed in Arkansas

Mar 24, 2021Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Arkansas Legislature, Life

The Alabama Legislature recently passed a resolution declaring January 22 The Day of Tears and encouraging Alabamans to lower their flags to half-staff on that day.

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its infamous Roe v. Wade abortion decision on January 22, 1973. The resolution commemorates the millions of unborn babies whose lives have been lost to abortion.

The Alabama resolution is similar to Arkansas’ H.C.R. 1007 by Rep. Jim Wooten (R – Beebe) and Sen. Jason Rapert (R – Conway).

H.C.R. 1007 recognizes January 22 as The Day of Tears in Arkansas. It acknowledges the 61 million unborn babies killed in abortion in America over the past five decades, and it encourages Arkansans to lower their flags to half-staff on January 22 to mourn the innocent children who have lost their lives. You can read a copy of this good, pro-life resolution here.

*Sen. Jason Rapert (R – Conway) is the lead senate sponsor of pro-life resolution H.C.R. 1007.*

H.C.R. 1007 passed the Arkansas House on January 21. It has since been sent to the Senate Public Health Committee for consideration.

Below is a list of H.C.R. 1007’s House sponsors:

Wooten
Vaught
Barker
Beatty Jr.
Beck
Bentley
M. Berry
Berry
Boyd
Bragg
Breaux
Brooks
Brown
Bryant
Carr
Cavenaugh
Coleman
C. Cooper
Cozart
Crawford
Dalby,
Deffenbaugh
Dotson
Eaves
Eubanks
Evans
C. Fite
L. Fite
Gazaway
Gonzales
M. Gray
Hawks
Hillman
Holcomb
Hollowell
Jean
L. Johnson
Ladyman
Lowery
Lundstrum
Maddox
J. Mayberry
McClure
McCollum
M. McElroy
McKenzie
McNair
S. Meeks
Miller
Payton
Pilkington
Ray
Richmond
Rye
Slape
B. Smith
S. Smith
Speaks
Tosh
Underwood
Wardlaw
Warren
Watson
Wing
Womack

Below is a list of H.C.R. 1007’s Senate sponsors:

Rapert
B. Ballinger
Bledsoe
Caldwell
J. Dismang
L. Eads
J. English
Flippo
T. Garner
Gilmore
K. Hammer
Irvin
B. Johnson
Rice
B. Sample
G. Stubblefield
D. Sullivan
D. Wallace

Arkansas Senate Committee Passes Bill Restricting Abortion Drugs

Mar 23, 2021Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Arkansas Legislature, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

*Sen. Johnson presents H.B. 1402 in committee on Monday, March 22.*

On Monday the Arkansas Senate Public Health Committee passed H.B. 1402.

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

Pro-lifers nationwide expect the Biden/Harris Administration to ease restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs in the coming months. H.B. 1402 will help keep restrictions on abortion drugs in place at the state level — even if the federal government changes its regulations.

H.B. 1402 outlines requirements that abortionists must follow in administering abortion-inducing drugs, and it prohibits abortion drugs from being delivered by mail in Arkansas.

It also updates current law to ensure doctors who perform chemical abortions are credentialed to handle abortion complications and can transfer the woman to a hospital if she experiences complications.

H.B. 1402 is a good bill that will protect unborn children from being killed in chemical abortions. It now goes to the entire Arkansas Senate for consideration.

See How Your Rep. Voted: Legislature Passes Pro-Life Ultrasound Bill

Mar 23, 2021Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Arkansas Legislature, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

On Monday the Arkansas House of Representatives passed S.B. 85 by a vote of 74 to 14.

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. S.B. 85 would require the abortionist to show and explain the ultrasound image to the woman.

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.

S.B. 85 is a good, pro-life bill. It now goes to the governor to become law.

Below is a breakdown of how the Arkansas House of Representatives voted on S.B. 85.