Larry Stutts

{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Larry Stutts | image = | state_senate = Alabama | district = 6th | prior_term =  | term_start = November 5, 2014 | term_end =  | predecessor = Roger Bedford Jr. | successor =  | birth_name = Larry Collins Stutts | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1954|05}} | birth_place = Sheffield, Alabama, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = Jackie Stutts | children = 4 | alma_mater = Auburn University | profession = Physician | website = [http://www.larrystutts.com Official website] }}

'''Larry Collins Stutts''' (born May 1954)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/152242/larry-stutts|title=Larry Stutts |publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> is a member of the Alabama Senate. He represents the 6th district, which includes Colbert, Franklin, and part of Limestone counties. He was first elected in 2014, beating incumbent Roger Bedford Jr.

==Biography== Before entering politics, Stutts graduated veterinary school in 1979 and moved to Columbus, Georgia to practice. He soon moved back to his hometown of Cherokee, Alabama. He later graduated from the College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama and began to practice obstetrics and gynecology. He has delivered over ten thousand babies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Larry|url=http://www.larrystutts.com/#!meet-larry/cjg9|website=Senator Larry Stutts|publisher=Stutt for Senate|accessdate=July 6, 2016}}</ref>

==Political career== Stutts, a Republican, campaigned against incumbent Senator Roger Bedford, a Democrat, on a platform to repeal "Obamacare-style" regulations in Alabama. Following a recount, Stutts won by a margin of about 70 votes.<ref>{{cite web|title= Stutts Wins Recount in District 6|url=http://www.alreporter.com/2014/12/02/stutts-wins-recount-in-district-6/|website=ALReporter.com|publisher=Alabama Political Reporter|author=Brandon Moseley|date=December 2, 2014 |accessdate=March 9, 2017}}</ref>

{{Election box begin no change|title=Alabama State Senate District 6, General Election, 2014}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Larry Stutts | votes = 17,641 | percentage = 50.06% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Roger Bedford Jr. | votes = 17,574 | percentage = 49.87% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Independent (politician) | candidate = Write Ins | votes = 27 | percentage = 0.07% }} {{Election box majority no change |votes = 67 |percentage = 0.19% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 35,242 | percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}

In 2015, Stutts introduced a bill to repeal two laws, the first relating to notifying patients of dense breast tissue following a mammogram and the second requiring insurance companies to provide mandatory minimum hospitalization time following a woman giving birth, 48 hours for vaginal delivery and 96 hours for cesarean section.<ref>{{cite web |title='No reason' for some women's health care laws, says male senator |url=http://www.wbrc.com/story/28616652/7-male-alabama-senators-changing-womens-health-care-laws |website=WBRC |accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> This second law, commonly referred to as Rose's Law, was unanimously passed by the Alabama Legislature following the 1998 death of Rose Church ten days after she had given birth while attended by Stutts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaminsky |first1=Johathan |title=Alabama lawmaker pushes repeal of law named after his dead patient |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-alabama-lawmaker/alabama-lawmaker-pushes-repeal-of-law-named-after-his-dead-patient-idUSKBN0MR07Q20150331 |website=Reuters |date=March 31, 2015 |accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> The attempted appeal of Rose's Law made national news following disclosure that Church had been Stutts' patient at the time of her death.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Reid |title=Alabama state senator trying to end law enacted after death of one of his patients |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2015/03/30/alabama-state-senator-trying-to-end-law-enacted-after-death-of-one-of-his-patients/?noredirect=on |newspaper=The Washington Post |accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> Stutts withdrew the bill from consideration, stating "neither the bill nor today's decision is related to any patient case I have had during my medical career."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitmire |first1=Kyle |title=Alabama lawmaker withdraws controversial bill to repeal women's health standards |url=https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/alabama_lawmaker_withdraws_con.html |website=Alabama Media Group |date=April 2015 |accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref>

In May 2019, he voted to make abortion a crime at any stage in a pregnancy, with no exemptions for cases of rape or incest.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Durkin |first1=Erin |last2=Benwell |first2=Max |title=These 25 white men – all Republicans – just voted to ban abortion in Alabama |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/14/alabama-abortion-ban-white-men-republicans |work=The Guardian |date=15 May 2019}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{official website|http://www.larrystutts.com}} * [http://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/Senator.aspx?OID_SPONSOR=86031&OID_PERSON=7718 Profile]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, legislature.state.al.us; accessed February 6, 2017.

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