Washington County becomes first 'Pro-Life' county in Arkansas
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Updated: 3:07 AM CDT Jul 16, 2021
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Updated: 3:07 AM CDT Jul 16, 2021
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BECAME THE FIRST COUNTY IN ARKANSAS TO BE DESIGTENAD PRO-LIFE THE JUST OF THE PIECE WHO BROUGHT THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COURT SAYS HE’S HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL SRTTA A TREND IN OTHER COUNTIES IN THE STATE WHILE PROTESTERS AGAINST THE RESOLUTION MADE THEIR VOICES HEARD AT TONIGHT’S MEETING. AND SOWHMEERE OUT THERE. THERE’S A WOMAN IN CONFLICT. AND FACING AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE. MAY SHE KNOW WHO THE VOICE OF THIS RESOLUTION AND OUR COUNTY AS A WHOLE SHE AND HER CHILD ARE LOVED AND THAT HELPED IS OUT THERE CHOOSE LIFE. I THINK THAT WOMAN OUT THERE MAKING THAT VERY DIFFICULT DECISION DOESN’T WANT ANY OF OUR INPUT IF YOU WANTO T GET RID OF ABORTION EDUCATE PEOPLE AND PASS OUT BIRTH CONTROL. IFOU LEGISLATE ON ABORTION GO TO LITTLE ROCK THE WASHINGNTO COUNTY QUORUM COURTROOM WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY TONIGHT AS PEOPLE FOUR AND AGAINST THE RESOLUTION MADE THEIR VOICES HEDAR ONE PERSON WAS REMOVED FROM THE MEETING BEFORE IT ENVE STARTED OSIDEUT MORE PEOPLE WERE PROTESTING THEIR FOCUSING ON THE ONWRG ISSUE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF ELEMENTS THAT GO INTO THE CHOICE THAT A WOMAN WOULD MAKE CONCERNING A PREGNANCY AND I THINK THAT IF WE’RE NOT LOONGKI AT THE LARGER ISSUES THEN REALLY ATWH ARE WE DOING HERE PEOPLE WANT TO MAKET I INTO TAKING SOMEBODY’S CHOICE OR RIGHT AWAY, AND IT’S NOT ABOUT THAT AT ALL. IN FACT, IT’S THE OPPOSITE. I WANT EXPECTANT MOTHERS AND FAMILIES WHO MIGHTE B EXPERIENCING SOME SOR OFT CRISIS OR UNDETERMINATION ABOUT THEIR SITUATION TO SEEK HELP WE VEHA RESOURCEINS THIS AREA SIGNS ARE PROHIBITED INSIDE THE COURTHOU,SE BUT PEOPLE AINSTGA THE RESOLUTION BROUGHT RED AND GREEN CARDS TO HOLD UP IN ETH TO SHOW THEIR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FOR WHAT WAS BEING SPOKEN ABOUTN I THE END THE URCOT APPROVED THE RESOLUTION WITH 10 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR IT AND FOUR AGAINST IT. ONE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE TRIED TO TABLE THE RESOLUTION INDEFINITELY, BUT THATAS W STRUCK DOWN BY THE COURT ANOTHER JUSTICEF THE O PIECE OFFERED AN AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION TO ADD AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE CHILD RECA HOUSING AND LIVING WAGES TO THE PRO-LIFE DESIGNATI,ON BUT THAT WAS ALSO VOTED DOWN BY THE COURT REPORTING LIVE