Video: Arkansas Passes Landmark Pro-Life Bill
Arkansas recently passed a bill generally prohibiting abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court or by a federal constitutional amendment. Watch this video to learn more.
Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill to Prohibit Abortion if Roe Overturned
Yesterday the Arkansas Legislature passed S.B. 149 by Sen. Jason Rapert (R – Conway).
This good bill prohibits abortion in Arkansas if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court or by a federal constitutional amendment.
The bill received 72 votes in the Arkansas House of Representatives yesterday, and 29 votes in the Arkansas Senate last week.
Out of 135 state legislators, only 26 lawmakers voted against the bill; eight representatives in the Arkansas House did not vote one way or the other on the bill.
You can find out how your state representative and state senator voted by looking at the information below.
Arkansas House Votes
The Following Representatives Voted For the Bill:
- Barker
- Beck
- Bentley
- Berry
- Boyd
- Bragg
- Breaux
- Brown
- Capp
- Cavenaugh
- Christiansen
- Cloud
- Coleman
- C. Cooper
- Cozart
- Crawford
- A. Davis
- M. Davis
- Deffenbaugh
- Della Rosa
- Dotson
- Eaves
- Eubanks
- Evans
- C. Fite
- L. Fite
- Fortner
- Gates
- Gazaway
- Gonzales
- M. Gray
- Hawks
- Hillman
- G. Hodges
- Hollowell
- House
- Jean
- Jett
- L. Johnson
- Kelly
- Ladyman
- Lowery
- Lundstrum
- Lynch
- Maddox
- J. Mayberry
- McCollum
- McKenzie
- McNair
- S. Meeks
- Miller
- Payton
- Penzo
- Petty
- Richey
- Richmond
- Rushing
- Rye
- Shepherd
- Slape
- B. Smith
- S. Smith
- Sorvillo
- Speaks
- Sullivan
- Tosh
- Vaught
- Wardlaw
- Watson
- Wing
- Womack
- Wooten
The Following Representatives Voted Against the Bill:
- F. Allen
- Blake
- Burch
- Clowney
- A. Collins
- D. Douglas
- D. Ferguson
- K. Ferguson
- V. Flowers
- D. Garner
- Glover
- Godfrey
- Love
- Magie
- McCullough
- Murdock
- Nicks
- Scott
- Walker
- D. Whitaker
The Following Representatives Did Not Vote:
- Dalby
- Fielding
- M. Hodges
- Holcomb
- Perry
- Pilkington
- Richardson
- Warren
Senate Votes
The Following Senator Voted For the Bill:
- B. Ballinger
- Bledsoe
- Caldwell
- E. Cheatham
- A. Clark
- J. Cooper
- B. Davis
- J. Dismang
- L. Eads
- J. English
- Flippo
- T. Garner
- K. Hammer
- J. Hendren
- Hester
- Hickey
- Hill
- Irvin
- B. Johnson
- M. Johnson
- Maloch
- M. Pitsch
- Rapert
- Rice
- B. Sample
- G. Stubblefield
- J. Sturch
- Teague
- D. Wallace
The Following Senators Voted Against the Bill:
- Bond
- L. Chesterfield
- Elliott
- S. Flowers
- K. Ingram
- G. Leding
Committee Passes Bill to Prohibit Public Funding of Research That Kills Unborn Children
This morning the Arkansas House Public Health Committee passed H.B. 1399 by Rep. Karilyn Brown (R – Sherwood).
This good, pro-life bill strengthens our state’s laws against human cloning. It prohibits public funding of human cloning and embryonic stem cell research.
In recent years we’ve seen examples of unethical companies using unborn children for scientific research. H.B. 1399 helps address that issue by ensuring taxpayer dollars won’t be used to create and kill unborn children in the name of science or medicine.
This is a good bill that Family Council supports. Unborn children are not lab material, and state tax dollars should not be used for research that treats them as such.
This good bill will go before the Arkansas House of Representatives, where it likely will be voted on sometime next week.
You can leave a message asking your state representative to support H.B. 1399 by calling the Arkansas House of Representatives during normal business hours at (501) 682-6211.