{"id":235035,"date":"2020-11-23T13:34:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T19:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=235035"},"modified":"2020-11-22T19:46:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T01:46:08","slug":"arkansas-lawmakers-bill-ban-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/arkansas-lawmakers-bill-ban-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas lawmakers propose bill to ban nearly all abortions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A proposed bill put forward by two Arkansas lawmakers would ban all abortions in the state except those committed to save the life of the mother. Though frequently mentioned as a reason for abortion, deliberately killing a child in the womb to save the life of his or her mother is\u00a0never medically necessary<\/a>, according to more than 1,000<\/a> medical professionals.<\/p>\n

State Senator Jason Rapert (R) and State Representative Mary Bentley (R) introduced “An Act<\/a> to Create the Arkansas Unborn Child Protection Act” on Wednesday. “It is time for the United States Supreme Court to redress and correct the grave injustice and the crime against humanity which is being perpetrated by their decisions in Roe v. Wade, Doe v. Bolton and Planned Parenthood v. Casey,” said the legislators.<\/p>\n

Under the proposed bill, a doctor or anyone who commits or attempts to commit an abortion could face a fine of up to $100,000 or 10 years in jail. “It is the intent of this subchapter to ensure that abortion in Arkansas is abolished and protect the lives of unborn children,” reads the bill.<\/p>\n

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The Family Council believes this bill \u2014 if passed \u2014 could threaten Roe v. Wade<\/em>. “S.B. 6 will give the U.S. Supreme Court the opportunity to overturn Roe v. Wade,” Family Council President Jerry Cox said in a statement<\/a>. “Family Council fully supports the passage of this good law. This is an opportunity for Arkansas to be a real leader in the effort to end abortion in America.”<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Pro-life laws credited with saving 500 babies in Arkansas last year<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He added that “Arkansans are overwhelmingly pro-life” and recent public polling shows 23% of Arkansans think abortion should be entirely illegal, while 59% believe it should be legal only under certain circumstances.<\/p>\n