Arkansas Session Laws of the 2023 Regular Session (2023)
SB 446, Act 699
For An Act To Be Entitled
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PRO-LIFE DESIGNATION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; TO ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO STATE BY RESOLUTION THAT THEY HAVE A PRO-LIFE POLICY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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TO ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO STATE BY RESOLUTION THAT THEY HAVE A PRO-LIFE POLICY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
14-1-108. Pro-Life City, Pro-Life County, or Pro-Life Political Subdivision designation.
(a) A municipality, county, or other political subdivision may state by resolution:
(1) That the policy of the municipality, county, or political subdivision is to promote and protect the dignity and humanity of all persons at all stages of life from conception until natural death;
(2) That the municipality, county, or political subdivision is to be known as a "Pro-Life City", a "Pro-Life County", or a "Pro-Life Political Subdivision"; and
(3) The following findings:
(A) The Declaration of Independence declares that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, including the right to life;
(B) Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 68, states that the policy of the state is to protect the life of every unborn child from conception until birth;
(C) It is the duty of state and local...
