Last week the Arkansas General Assembly passed a bill preventing public schools from working with organizations that provide abortion referrals.
This will help keep groups like Planned Parenthood out of the state’s schools.
On Thursday the Arkansas Senate overwhelmingly passed a good bill that would help protect women’s health and clarify Arkansas’ abortion restrictions.
H.B. 1786 by Rep. Aaron Pilkington (R – Knoxville) and Sen. Clint Penzo (R – Springdale) is a good, pro-life bill that specifies that abortions performed to save the life of the mother must take place in a hospital or emergency room.
This bill will help clarify Arkansas’ restrictions on abortion, and it will protect women’s health by ensuring that any abortion performed to save the mother’s life takes place in a facility that is properly equipped to handle medical emergencies.
H.B. 1786 previously passed in the Arkansas House. It now goes to Gov. Sanders to be signed into law.
On Wednesday the Arkansas House of Representatives passed a pro-life bill addressing abortion-inducing drugs in Arkansas.
S.B. 463 by Sen. Ben Gilmore (R – Crossett) and Rep. Mindy McAlindon (R – Centerton) clarifies that the State Medical Board will revoke the license of a physician that violates Arkansas’ laws against abortion-inducing drugs.
The bill will help ensure that physicians in Arkansas face professional penalties if they break the state’s pro-life laws.
The bill previously passed in the state senate. It now goes to Gov. Sanders to become law.
