Battle Lines Forming in Abortion Fight in Arkansas
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Updated: November 26, 2012
The battle lines in a fight over abortion in Arkansas are being drawn as a pro-life group is pushing for more restrictive laws.
"When a new life is involved, the state of Arkansas has made it clear we do not want to pay for abortions," says Rose Mimms, who heads up Arkansans for Life.
Mimms is spearheading the effort to get state lawmakers to ban late-term abortions, the use of telemedicine for abortion consultations and no tax dollars from the federal government for terminating pregnancies.
Planned Parenthood, the leading abortion provider in the U.S., said in a statement: "Extreme special interest groups who want to outlaw safe and legal abortion are driving anti-choice legislation, not the people of Arkansas."
The women's reproductive healthcare group does not provide abortion medication through telemedicine in Arkansas and says it has no plans to do so.
Pro Life and Pro Choice groups are planning their rallies in January 2013.
"When a new life is involved, the state of Arkansas has made it clear we do not want to pay for abortions," says Rose Mimms, who heads up Arkansans for Life.
Mimms is spearheading the effort to get state lawmakers to ban late-term abortions, the use of telemedicine for abortion consultations and no tax dollars from the federal government for terminating pregnancies.
Planned Parenthood, the leading abortion provider in the U.S., said in a statement: "Extreme special interest groups who want to outlaw safe and legal abortion are driving anti-choice legislation, not the people of Arkansas."
The women's reproductive healthcare group does not provide abortion medication through telemedicine in Arkansas and says it has no plans to do so.
Pro Life and Pro Choice groups are planning their rallies in January 2013.
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Rose Mimms and Arkansas for Life is an embarrassment to the state and centrally does not speak for me and a LOT of people I know. I prefer my tax money help pay for [censored] education, birth control and if a woman feels it is necessary and chooses to, have an abortion. I am not going to go into all the reasons a woman%u2019s rights should not be trampled on. I think all of us sane semi intelligent people understand why everyone is equal and should be treated the same. Why is there always a group of people with a zealous leader who feel like they should be making unsolicited decisions for other people, which can and lots of times WILL affect their life in a negative way? I am sure a lot of my out of state friends read about the Arkansas for Life crusades here in the Bible belt and wonder why some of us Anti Rose Mimms stay here. We stand up for our rights and the rights of others don%u2019t give up, never give up. James (Butch) Coger
James C.
November 27, 2012 at 4:15 pm
