A Pulaski County Circuit Judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to undo Arkansas’ pro-life laws.
In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, making it possible for states to set their own abortion policies. Since then Arkansas law has prohibited abortion except to save the life of the mother. Last year the state legislature took excellent steps to strengthen and clarify Arkansas’ pro-life laws.
But in January, attorneys with a pro-abortion group filed a lawsuit in Pulaski County to strike down Arkansas’ good, pro-life laws.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin told media outlets at the time that the lawsuit on its face appeared to have little legal merit, and Family Council agreed with the attorney general.
On April 29, the judge presiding over the case dismissed the pro-abortion lawsuit and closed the case.
This is good news. Arkansas has been named the most pro-life state in America for the past six years, and lawmakers have enacted excellent legislation protecting women and unborn children from abortion and supporting women with unplanned pregnancies. This lawsuit would have undone all of that good work.
Public opinion polling has shown time and again that most Arkansans are pro-life and oppose abortion on demand.
Arkansas’ pro-life laws reflect Arkansans’ pro-life views. These laws protect everyone’s right to life — including the unborn child’s.
We appreciate Attorney General Griffin’s office working so hard to defend the sanctity of human life and defeat this pro-abortion lawsuit in Arkansas.
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