Burial Set for Aborted Babies Found in Abortionist’s Garage, Car Trunk

This week a burial service will be held for 2,411 aborted babies in Indiana.

Last September, authorities found 2,246 aborted babies in the garage of Indiana abortionist Dr. Ulrich “George” Klopfer, following Klopfer’s death.

In October they uncovered another 165 aborted babies in the trunk of an old Mercedes Benz that belonged to Klopfer.

Klopfer lived in Illinois, but operated abortion facilities in neighboring Indiana. He is believed to have performed at least 30,000 abortions over the course of his career.

Investigators have yet to reveal any information concerning why Klopfer kept the bodies of more than 2,400 unborn children, but the Indiana Attorney General’s office has released a preliminary report saying the remains were stored in degrading, plastic “specimen” bags inside molding boxes and old Styrofoam coolers; Klopfer also apparently kept thousands of unsecured medical records.

Grisly stories like this one are why Family Council has fought for tighter restrictions on abortion facilities and the treatment of aborted babies.

It’s part of the reason we have consistently supported legislation to make it easier for the state to inspect — and shut down — abortion facilities, and why we have pushed for laws requiring aborted babies to be respectfully buried or cremated.

Photo Credit: Allen County Right to Life via website.

Arkansas Lottery Spends Over 4x as Much on Prizes as Scholarships

This week the Arkansas Lottery released its financial report for the month of January.

The report shows the Lottery took in nearly $41 million last month, but paid only $8.2 million to scholarships — about 20 cents of every dollar it made.

Overall, only about 15% the Arkansas Lottery’s revenue this fiscal year has gone to scholarships.

However, nearly 69% of lottery revenue goes to prizes — one of the highest prize budgets of any lottery in America.

Altogether, the Arkansas Lottery spends nearly 4.5 times more money on prizes than on scholarships.

As we have said time and time again: The Arkansas Lottery’s priorities are completely out of balance. Students ought to come first — not last.

Below is a breakdown of Arkansas Lottery scholarship spending so far this fiscal year.

Month Gross Lottery Revenue Paid to Scholarships % Gross Revenue
July $41,239,173.79 $4,523,930.75 11.0%
August 40,899,086.75 4,942,736.97 12.1%
September 36,202,677.79 6,565,973.32 18.1%
October 38,932,640.23 6,318,099.21 16.2%
November 36,118,641.12 5,947,177.45 16.5%
December 46,134,469.21 6,371,983.49 13.8%
January, 2020 40,802,067.75 8,239,083.77 20.2%
Total $280,328,756.64 $42,908,984.96 15.3%

Below is a breakdown of the Arkansas Lottery’s spending on prizes for the fiscal year.

Month Gross Lottery Revenue Prizes % Going to Prizes
July $41,239,173.79 $27,395,174.44 66.4%
August 40,899,086.75 27,981,278.90 68.4%
September 36,202,677.79 25,380,100.69 70.1%
October 38,932,640.23 26,836,578.14 68.9%
November 36,118,641.12 24,593,530.95 68.1%
December 46,134,469.21 32,772,295.09 71.0%
January, 2020 40,802,067.75 27,636,240.24 67.7%
Total $280,328,756.64 $192,595,198.45 68.7%