We’re hoping the Family Council‘s panning of a bill by Rep. Richard Womack (R- Arkadelphia) and Sen. Matt McKee (R-Pearcy) that would make women who get abortions liable for murder will be fatal.
Jerry Cox, the affably priggish head of Arkansas’s Christian crusaders, took to the internet last week to blog his opposition. Which is surprising, because Cox and the Family Council usually love punishing women who have sex.
The Family Council remains all for going after abortion providers, but charging women with murder is a bridge too far even for them.
#arleg HB1174, the bananas abortion homicide bill by Rep. Womack, is too extreme for The Family Council. We rarely agree with TFC, but today we do. Women should *never* be criminalized for seeking repro healthcare. 1/4 #arpx
— For AR People (@ForARPeople1) January 23, 2023
The bill, HB1174, is listed on the agenda for today’s House Judiciary Committee hearing, but on the deferred list, meaning it’s on hold for now. Hoping lawmakers across the political spectrum can come to agree it’s nonviable.