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House Committee Advances Bill Requiring Informed-Consent for RU-486

Mar 17, 2021Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Arkansas Legislature

On Tuesday the House Public Health Committee passed H.B. 1572 by Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R – Springdale) and Sen. Scott Flippo (R – Mountain Home).

This good bill outlines the informed-consent process for chemical abortion.

In 2015 the Arkansas Legislature passed an excellent informed-consent law for abortion. It ensures women know the risks, consequences, and alternatives to abortion — and it has helped hundreds of women every year choose options besides abortion.

However, Arkansas’ current informed-consent laws for abortion are geared primarily for surgical abortion procedures. With the rise in chemical abortion drugs like RU-486, Arkansas law needs to be strengthened to address drug-induced abortion as well as surgical abortion.

H.B. 1572 will help ensure women get all the facts about chemical abortion — including its risks, consequences, and pro-life alternatives.

This will help save the lives of unborn children. Read The Bill Here.

House Passes Bill Addressing RU-486 Abortion Drugs in Arkansas

Mar 17, 2021Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Arkansas Legislature, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

On Tuesday the Arkansas House of Representatives passed H.B. 1402.

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

The bill 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.

Pro-lifers at the national level expect the Biden/Harris Administration to take steps to ease government restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs like RU-486. This bill will help ensure that abortion drugs don’t become more prevalent in Arkansas — even if the federal government deregulates them.

This is a good bill that will protect unborn children from being killed in chemical abortions. It now goes to the Arkansas Senate.

Below is a breakdown of the Arkansas House of Representatives vote on H.B. 1402.

The Following Representatives Voted FOR H.B. 1402

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

The Following Representatives Voted AGAINST H.B. 1402

Clowney
Ennett
D. Ferguson
D. Garner
Godfrey
Hudson
Love
McCullough
Richardson
Scott
Springer
D. Whitaker

The Following Representatives Voted “Present” on H.B. 1402

A. Collins
Nicks

The Following Representatives Did Not Vote

F. Allen
K. Ferguson
Fielding
Gazaway
M. Hodges
Magie
Murdock
Perry
Shepherd

See How Your State Rep. Voted on Protecting Rights of Conscience

Mar 16, 2021Jerry CoxRights of ConscienceArkansas Legislature, Conscience

Yesterday the Arkansas House of Representatives passed S.B. 289, the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act.

This good bill by by Sen. Kim Hammer (R – Benton) and Rep. Brandt Smith (R – Jonesboro) protects healthcare workers’ rights of conscience in Arkansas.

Family Council has worked with state lawmakers for the past several years to come up with good legislation that will protect healthcare providers from being forced to perform procedures that violate their deeply held convictions.

S.B. 289 will give doctors, nurses, physician assistants, and others protections for their rights of conscience.

S.B. 289 passed the Arkansas House of Representatives by a vote of 72 to 20. Below is a breakdown of the vote.