Category: Abortion

Triple Feature: Lawmakers File a Third Fetal Education Bill

On Tuesday, lawmakers in Little Rock filed a third measure to help educate public school students about human fetal growth and development.

Below is a brief overview of all three measures.

H.B. 1180 by Rep. Mary Bentley (R — Perryville) and Sen. Clint Penzo (R — Springdale) ensures public schools show students a high-definition ultrasound video that is at least three minutes long as part of sex-education and human growth and development education courses. The bill also ensures students see a video like Live Action’s computer-animated “Meet Baby Olivia” video that teaches about human development from conception to birth.

The Arkansas House of Representatives passed H.B. 1180, but the Arkansas Senate has not.

S.B. 450 by Sen. Breanne Davis (R — Russellville) and Rep. Kendra Moore (R — Lincoln) makes it possible for public school students to see a recording of a high-definition ultrasound video as part of human fetal growth and development education courses. The bill also contains provisions letting students learn important facts about how unborn children develop in the womb.

The Arkansas Senate passed S.B. 450 on Tuesday, and the bill has been sent to the Arkansas House of Representatives for consideration.

H.B. 1946 — which Rep. Mary Bentley (R — Perryville) and Sen. Clint Penzo (R — Springdale) filed on Tuesday — requires public schools to provide human growth and development education in grades 6 – 12 every school year. The bill requires the courses to include a three-minute high-definition ultrasound video and a high-quality, computer animated video depicting the process of fertilization and every stage of fetal development. Under H.B. 1946, this instruction would be included in biology instruction and in courses related to sex-education.

H.B. 1946 is expected to be referred to the House Education Committee for a vote.

It’s good to see lawmakers taking a strong interest in teaching public school students about unborn children.

Ultrasound technology provides what some people call a “window into the womb” that demonstrates that unborn children are living human beings. Good bills like H.B. 1180, S.B. 450, and H.B. 1946 help students understand that.

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Bill Filed to Prohibit Certain Abortions if State Pro-Life Laws Ever Change

A new bill filed at the Arkansas Legislature would prohibit certain abortions if Arkansas’ pro-life laws ever change.

Since 2022, abortion in Arkansas has been prohibited except to save the life of the mother. This year the Arkansas Legislature passed a law clarifying and closing possible loopholes in the state’s pro-life laws.

S.B. 591 by Sen. Clint Penzo (R — Springdale) and Rep. Karilyn Brown (R — Sherwood) would prohibit abortions performed due to the unborn baby’s race if Arkansas’ pro-life laws are ever amended or struck down.

Before the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Arkansas passed dozens of different laws restricting and prohibiting abortion — including laws protecting unborn children from being aborted because of their sex or because they may be at risk for Down Syndrome. Technically, those good laws are still on the books, and they could be enforced if a federal court ever blocked Arkansas’ laws that generally prohibit abortion.

However, Arkansas never passed a law prohibiting abortions performed due to the unborn baby’s race. S.B. 591 is a good, pro-life bill that would give unborn children that additional protection. You can read S.B. 591 here.

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Senate Education Committee Passes Good Bill to Teach Students About Unborn Children

On Monday the Senate Education Committee passed a good bill to help educate public school students about unborn children.

S.B. 450 by Sen. Breanne Davis (R — Russellville) and Rep. Kendra Moore (R — Lincoln) makes it possible for public school students to see a recording of a high-definition ultrasound video as part of human fetal growth and development education courses.

The bill also contains provisions letting students learn important facts about how unborn children develop in the womb.

Ultrasound images and similar educational resources can help show students that unborn children are human beings.

Very few medical advancements have done more to change hearts and minds on abortion than ultrasound technology. In fact, research has shown that some women are less likely to have an abortion if they see an ultrasound image of their unborn child.

S.B. 450 is a good bill, and it now goes to the entire Arkansas Senate for consideration.

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