DAVID
AT THE SAME TIME IN ARKANSAS ...
A CITY COMMITTEE WANTS
SPRINGDALE TO BE RECOGNIZED AS
PRO-LIFE ... AND IT'S THE FIRST
IN
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TO DO SO.
ACCORDING TO MAYOR DOUG SPROUSE
THIS RESOULTION YOU SEE HERE IS
THE CITY STATING ITS
POSITION THAT EVEN THE UNBORN
HAVE A RIGHT TO LIFE ... LIBERTY
AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
MAYOR SPROUSE SAYS THE
RESOLUTION WAS BROUGHT TO THE
TABLE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLBY
FULLFER.
THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED THE STATEMENT
PROCLAIMING SPRINGDALE
A PRO-LIFE CITY.
THIS COMES NEARLY TWO WEEKS
AFTER THE FAYETTEVILLE PLANNED
PARENTHOOD CLOSED ITS
DOORS.
SPROUSE SAYS NO ONE FROM THE
ORGANIZATION HAS APPROACHED HIM
DIRECTLY ABOUT OPENING
A FACILITY THERE BUT HE HAS
HEARD TALKS ABOUT THE
POSSIBILTY.
Doug Sprouse, Springdale Mayor
"If we have support for this
resolution and can put
something out just stating the
city's preference and the city's
position and encourage them to
look elsewhere - respectfully
ask them to look elsewhere if
they are considering a location
in springdale. "
DAVID
SPROUSE SAYS THIS DOESN'T GO
AGAINST ANY STATE OR FEDERAL
LAWS AND WOULDN'T PROHIBIT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FROM OPENING
A CLINIC THERE.
THE COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE
MEASURE DURING ITS MEETING NEXT
WEEK.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SAYS THEIR
EFFORTS TO GET A CLINIC IN
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
HAVEN'T STOPPED ... THEY'LL
