New law allows anti-abortion monument at Arkansas Capitol

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

2 hours ago

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will allow a monument near the state Capitol marking the number of abortions performed in Arkansas before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

Sanders’ office said Friday night that the Republican governor signed the bill that will allow the creation of a privately funded “monument to the unborn” on the Capitol grounds. The bill, approved by lawmakers last week, requires the secretary of state to permit and arrange the placement of the monument.

It also requires the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission to oversee the selection of the artist and the design of the monument, with input from anti-abortion groups.

A law Arkansas approved in 2019 banning nearly all abortions took effect last year when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the 1973 Roe decision. Arkansas’ ban only allows abortions to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency.



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[LNM]

1. Will they also add a marker marking the deaths from botched abortions?

I doubt it.

[drmeow]

9. This! nt

[Turbineguy]

2. It will get festooned with coat hangers.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Yes

Let’s also commemorate all the women who died because they could not have an abortion.

[Traildogbob]

4. How about a monument

For mothers and children killed uselessly from the almighty gun. Any chance of that Hucksterburrs, you ignorant racist fake Christian.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. I'd suggest a simple marble wall, ...

... and inscribe the names of all women who died because they couldn't get an abortion.

The wall will need to be easily enlarged until Roe v Wade is again the national law.

With a nod to Maya Lin for a simple and powerful design.

[J_William_Ryan]

6. An anti-choice monument

A monument celebrating fascist authoritarianism; a monument to more government, bigger government at the expense to individual liberty.

A monument to the hypocrisy of conservatives.

[IzzaNuDay]

7. SHS: she has nothing better to do

I watched her string of inane legislation. The folks In Arkansas who voted for her ought to be ashamed of themselves. She has nothing better to do but pass silly legislation. In four years voters better think hard if SHS made their lives better. I want to be optimistic.

My fear is SHS will be emboldened to run for POTUS.

[lonely bird]

17. That is her goal, imo.

One wonders if a Democrat should get up in every state legislature and in the House and Senate and demand that authorities indict God for all the abortions he has caused from miscarriages to failure to implant.

[ShazzieB]

19. Yes, I'm sure that's her goal.

Hard to imagine her getting very far. Among other things, she has about as much charisma as a sink full of used dishwater.

Stranger things have happened, for sure, but I don't think the Huckabee name will carry her as far as she might think.

[NYC Liberal]

18. Don't worry. She's getting serious things done too.

Like legalizing child labor again.

[Botany]

8. Christo Fascist shit ... which the majority of Americans oppose

"The coup" is still ongoing and this is an example of it. Trying to see just how much shit they can get
away with.

[Paladin]

10. Such a monument should not be allowed to stand.

I'll just leave it at that.

[Marthe48]

11. Because they can't put Civil War traitors on pedestals right now

So another symbol of oppression will go up

[Mr.Bill]

12. Doesn't sound like this law "allows" it,

rather it mandates it.

[Diamond_Dog]

13. The GOP thinks this Neanderthal will attract "the youth vote" ....

[NullTuples]

14. "Tell me you're building a theocracy without saying you're building a theocracy"

[Grokenstein]

15. Suggestions for the design?

A pregnant woman forced to kneel in a tiny steel cage?

One of those widgets that clamps cattle around the neck?

Forced-smiling Handmaiden?

[llmart]

16. What a hideous person.

The GOP seems to attract hideous people. Hideous, ignorant, backwards people. But I guess that's what people in Arkansas prefer.

[DFW]

20. Arkansas Democrats can look at it as a long term investment

When Arkansas finally elects a Democratic governor and legislature again, they will have a huge chuck of copper they can melt down, and turn a profit on the increase of the metal price.

It won’t be soon, but don’t forget that they once had a governor named Bill Clinton.

[CTyankee]

21. Keep it up Arkansas and watch as all the smart people run like hell from your state...

You'll have complete brain drain from Arkansas real fast. You idiots deserve what you get.

[Emile]

22. Any federal tax dollars helping to fund this?

[pfitz59]

23. WTF is an 'anti-abortion monument'?

A giant cross with baby jesus?