Senate Committee Advances Bill Prohibiting Transactions With Abortionists

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Sen. Ballinger presents H.B. 1589 in committee.

On Monday the Senate Public Health Committee passed H.B. 1589 on a voice vote.

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.

Sen. Ballinger presented the bill in committee on Monday.

Only one abortion supporter appeared before the committee to speak against the bill.

H.B. 1589 is a good bill that will help ensure that Arkansas does not spend any taxpayer dollars subsidizing abortionists and their affiliates.

The bill now goes to the entire Arkansas Senate for consideration.

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Arkansas House Passes Bill to Protect Fairness in Women’s Sports

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Rep. Barker presents S.B. 354 to the House of Representatives.

On Monday the Arkansas House of Representatives passed S.B. 354 by a vote of 75 to 18.

This good bill by Sen. Missy Irvin (R – Mountain View) and Rep. Sonia Barker (R – Smackover) preserves fairness in girls’ athletics at school.

S.B. 354 will protect girls from being forced to compete against biological males in girls’ athletics.

Letting biological males who identify as female compete against girls can rob female student athletes of opportunities for scholarships. In some sports, it can even be dangerous.

S.B. 354 helps protect fairness in women’s sports in Arkansas.

The bill now goes to Gov. Hutchinson to become law.

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Two Bad Bills on House Public Health Committee Agenda

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The House Public Health Committee has two bad bills on its agenda for Tuesday, March 23: H.B. 1685 and H.B. 1686.

These bad bills by Rep. Michelle Gray (R – Melbourne) and Sen. Breanne Davis (R – Russellville) amend the Arkansas Healthcare Decisions Act and the Arkansas Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act.

The Arkansas Healthcare Decisions Act and the Arkansas Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act govern how Arkansans and their family members make decisions about end-of-life care.

Under H.B. 1685 and H.B. 1686, patients and families might not work directly with physicians when making end-of-life decisions and choices about life-sustaining care.

That could undermine how we treat nursing home residents, the elderly, and the terminally ill.

Arkansas has excellent laws protecting people near the end of life. We don’t need to do anything that might weaken those good laws.

Read H.B 1685 Here.

Read H.B 1686 Here.

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