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Fredrick Love on Abortion

 

 


Allow abortion after 12 weeks when fetus is "pain-capable"

HB1037: An Act to Create the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and to Declare an Emergency:

Planned Parenthood case for voting NO: Planned Parenthood Action Fund today urged Governor Mike Beebe to veto the most restrictive ban on safe and legal abortion in the country. The blatantly unconstitutional 12-week abortion ban signals that 2013 may be even worse than the record breaking years of 2011 and 2012 for state legislation that limits women's access to health care.

A.P. summary of Veto Message: Beebe said he vetoed the ban, which is based on the disputed belief that a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks, because it runs afoul of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion until the point where fetuses can survive outside the womb, usually at 22 to 24 weeks.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 75-20-5 on 2/4/13; Rep. Love voted NO; Passed Senate 25-7-3 on 2/18; Vetoed on 2/26 (Veto overridden)

Source: A.P. on Arkansas legislative voting records HB1037 , Feb 4, 2015

Other governors on Abortion: Fredrick Love on other issues:
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Anthony Bland
Chris Jones
Leslie Rutledge
Ricky Dale Harrington
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Tim Griffin
AR Senatorial:
Dan Whitfield
Ethan Dunbar
Hallie Shoffner
Jake Bequette
John Boozman
Natalie James
Tom Cotton

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