Legislative Lowlights: Republicans Use Secular Humanism to Attack LGBTQ Rights
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Rewire.News tracks anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ legislation as it works its way through state legislatures. Here’s an overview of the bills we’re watching.
Arkansas and Kentucky legislators inched closer to total abortion bans should U.S. Supreme Court conservatives strike down Roe v. Wade ; at least 13 states are now considering heartbeat bans; and Republicans in multiple states are still trying to end same-sex marriage by linking it to secular humanism, which they claim is a religion.
Arkansas Republicans, joined by a trio of Democrats, last week passed SB 149 , which would ban abortion statewide if Roe v. Wade is overturned. The “Human Life Protection Act” passed the state house on Thursday by a 72-20 vote. Except in cases of medical emergency, the GOP-backed law would make it a felony—punishable by up to ten years in prison—to perform or attempt to perform an abortion. The measure now heads to Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), who plans to sign the bill this week. Arkansas would be the fifth state (after Louisiana, Mississippi, South Dakota, and North Dakota) to have a “trigger law” that would re-criminalize abortion should Roe v. Wade fall .
Kansas Republicans last week introduced the “Marriage and Constitution Restoration Act,” which would prohibit the state from enforcing or respecting any policy that recognizes same-sex couples, transgender people, and the entire LGBTQ community.
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