Bill Filed to Repeal Pro-Life Laws, Legalize Abortion in Arkansas

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On Wednesday Rep. Andrew Collins (D — Little Rock) filed a bill repealing virtually all of Arkansas’ pro-life laws and legalizing abortion in the state.

State law currently prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother. The law also contains clear exceptions for ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage treatment, and other situations.

Prior to the reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022, Arkansas had enacted more than 50 laws restricting or prohibiting abortion — including laws concerning parental-consent and informed-consent for abortion, and laws preventing public funds from going to abortionists or their affiliates.

H.B. 1011 — the “Restore Roe Act” by Rep. Collins — is a bad bill that would repeal Arkansas’ pro-life laws and legalize abortion throughout the state.

The measure is nearly 128 pages long. It not only legalizes abortion in Arkansas, but it also strikes virtually all of the good, pro-life laws that Arkansas passed prior to 2022.

Arkansans do not support elective abortion. Time and again, public opinion polling has shown Arkansas voters believe abortion ought to be either completely illegal or limited to certain circumstances. Arkansas’ current laws reflect that.

H.B. 1011 would erase nearly four decades of good laws that protect women and unborn children from abortion. Family Council has worked for 35 years to promote and protect the sanctity and dignity of innocent human life, and we remain firmly committed to stopping abortion in Arkansas.

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Study Links Marijuana Use to Risk of Cancer, Birth Defects

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New research links marijuana use to cancer risk.

Writing in the scientific journal Addiction Biology, Australian researchers explored the connection between marijuana use and cell damage. The study found the cell damage caused by marijuana may contribute to cancer, birth defects, and accelerated aging.

Unfortunately, this is not the first study linking marijuana use to serious health problems.

A study published in JAMA Otolaryngology found daily marijuana use is linked to a higher risk of head and neck cancers.

Over the summer, researchers announced that using marijuana during pregnancy raises a woman’s risk of developing gestational hypertension (high blood pressure), preeclampsia, weight gain, and placental abruption.

A separate study published this year found women who used marijuana during pregnancy faced a staggering 631% greater risk of fetal death.

All of this underscores what we have said for year: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.

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