Is There An Abortionist In The House?

I noticed today something a bit too odd to simply be a coincidence.  The Arkansas House of Representatives began their session this afternoon recognizing their “doctor of the day,” Little Rock based abortionist Tom Tvedten.  Shortly thereafter, the House passed two pro-life bills by large majorities.

Strange.

I am trying to figure out exactly how that happened, including who is in charge of selecting the “doctor of the day.” As I understand it, it is a volunteer position and largely honorary, although occasionally the doctor will treat a legislator who happens to have a cold that day or visit who might fall at the capitol building.

“The Arkansas Medical Society schedules the Doctor of the Day.  The schedules bet-online-casinos.com are made several weeks in advance,” said Cecillea Pond-Mayo, Communications Officer for the Arkansas House of Representatives.

I am not sure if the Arkansas Medical Society planned this or if it was just a very odd coincidence.

As Tvedten looked on from the House floor, members overwhelming passed and sent two strong pro-life bills to the Senate today.  HB1037 – the pain capable unborn child protection act – passed the House with 75 votes.  If passed by the Senate, the bill would ban abortions after 20 weeks which are currently performed by Tvedten in his abortion clinic.

While we are on the subject, I will note that I have heard some rumblings from House members regarding Rapert”s Heartbeat Bill which has passed the Senate and is now in the hands of the House Public Health Committee.  The general impression I have picked up on is they feel that Mayberry”s Fetal Pain Bill which bans abortion at 20 weeks has a much more likely chance of withstanding a constitutional challenge than the Heartbeat Bill which would ban abortions as early as 6 weeks which would require the Supreme Court to revisit or upturn Roe v Wade.

The Heartbeat Bill”s biggest test will be in the House Public Health Committee which has it on the agenda for Tuesday.