House Public Health Committee Defeats Bill That Would Weaken Arkansas’ Pro-Life Laws

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Above: Family Council staff member Charisse Dean (right) testifies against H.B. 1301 in committee.

On Tuesday the House Public Health Committee defeated a bill that would weaken the state’s pro-life laws.

H.B. 1301 by Rep. Nicole Clowney (D – Fayetteville) would legalize abortion in cases of “fetal abnormality incompatible with life.”

Now that Roe v. Wade has been reversed, abortion is prohibited in Arkansas except to save the life of the mother. H.B. 1301 would undermine Arkansas’ good, pro-life laws.

Among other things, the bill does not define what is or is not a “fetal abnormality.” It is not clear how a federal judge might interpret this language.

Unborn children should not be aborted simply because a doctor thinks they may be at risk for a fetal abnormality.

That is part of the reason why Family Council strongly opposed this bill.

Arkansas Right to Life, Family Council, and many pro-lifers came out against H.B. 1301 at the legislature on Tuesday.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who took time to help stop this bad bill at the Arkansas Legislature, and we want to thank the members of the House Public Health Committee for upholding the state’s good, pro-life laws that are saving the lives of unborn children.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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Video: Pro-Abortion Group Parks Mobile Billboard at Arkansas Pregnancy Center

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Above: A pro-lifer asks the driver of a mobile pro-abortion billboard to leave the parking lot at a central Arkansas pregnancy resource center.

On Wednesday a mobile, digital billboard advertising abortion brazenly parked in front of a pregnancy resource center in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

The pro-abortion message advertised “abortion pills delivered to your door” and listed a link to a website that promotes “at-home abortion.”

Abortion is prohibited in Arkansas except to save the life of the mother, and under the state’s Abortion Inducing Drugs Safety Act, it is a crime to provide abortion pills via courier, delivery, or mail service in Arkansas.

In other words, the billboard’s advertisement promotes illegal activity.

The pro-abortion billboard appears to be sponsored by the organization Mayday, a group that tells people how to order abortion pills online and have them delivered via mail forwarding services.

It appears the mobile billboard did not remain at the pregnancy resource center very long. The vehicle drove away after pro-lifers asked the driver to leave.

This is not the first time that a group has promoted abortion pills by mail in Arkansas.

Last December Family Council wrote about the Arkansas Abortion Support Network’s decision to post information on its website telling women how to order abortion drugs online.

Abortion-inducing drugs take the life of an unborn child, and they carry significant health risks for women — including risk of sepsis and death.

Delivering abortion drugs by mail violates Arkansas law. It also puts women and unborn children at serious risk.

There simply is no excuse for promoting so-called “at-home abortions” like this.

Below is video footage of the pro-abortion billboard.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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