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Committee advances bill banning race‑selection abortions if broader abortion prohibitions fall
Summary
Senate Bill 591 would criminalize abortions performed when the pregnancy is sought solely because of the fetus' race; the bill contains a trigger clause so it would take effect only if Arkansas' existing abortion restrictions are overturned.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee gave Senate Bill 591 a favorable recommendation after the sponsor described the measure as a targeted nondiscrimination prohibition conditioned on the status of other abortion laws.
Senator Copenzo (identified in committee as the sponsor) told the panel SB591 would create a new subchapter in the Arkansas Code prohibiting a physician or any individual from knowingly performing an abortion if the person sought it solely because of the race of the…
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