Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill That Will Help Protect Victims of Botched Abortions
On Monday the Arkansas House of Representatives passed S.B. 527. The bill previously passed the Arkansas Senate with overwhelming support.
This good bill by Sen. Ben Gilmore (R – Crossett) and Rep. Mary Bentley (R – Perryville) requires abortion facilities to have transfer agreements with hospitals, and it fixes a flawed definition in a pro-life law passed in 2019.
S.B. 527 is similar to a Kentucky law that survived a legal challenge.
This is a good bill that will help protect women who are victims of botched abortions. Abortion carries a number of serious risks — including risk of laceration, hemorrhaging, and death.
Legislation like S.B. 527 helps protect women in the event of complications from a dangerous abortion procedure.
The bill now goes to the governor to become law.
Voted FOR S.B. 527
- 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
- Fortner
- Gazaway
- Gonzales
- Haak
- Hawks
- Hillman
- Holcomb
- Hollowell
- Jean
- Jett
- L. Johnson
- 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
Voted AGAINST S.B. 527
- F. Allen
- Clowney
- A. Collins
- Ennett
- D. Ferguson
- V. Flowers
- D. Garner
- Godfrey
- M. Hodges
- Hudson
- McCullough
- Murdock
- Scott
- Springer
- D. Whitaker
Voted “Present”
- M. Gray
- Love
Did Not Vote
- K. Ferguson
- Fielding
- Furman
- Ladyman
- Magie
- Nicks
- Perry
- Richardson
- Shepherd
