KUAR | By Daniel Breen
An effort to roll back Arkansas’ near-total ban on abortion failed in the state legislature Tuesday.
Lawmakers on the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor committee rejected House Bill 1301, which would allow for abortions in cases of fetal abnormalities incompatible with life.
The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Rep. Nicole Clowney of Fayetteville, said it would help minimize the trauma felt by women who, under current Arkansas law, must carry a fetus to term despite any diagnoses during pregnancy.
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(From L to R) Rep. Nicole Clowney, D-Fayetteville, presents HB1301 to the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor committee alongside genetic counselor Shannon Barringer and OB-GYN Dr. Luann Racher.