Over the weekend, pro-abortion groups held a rally on the steps of the Arkansas Capitol Building in Little Rock.
Dr. Joycelyn Elders recounting the first time she was here fighting for #Reproductivejustice. She is glad to see so many young people and men here today. #RJR20 pic.twitter.com/448jxzQd1M
— ACRJ (@ACforRJ) January 25, 2020
The rally was sponsored by the Arkansas Coalition for Reproductive Justice.
Speakers included:
- Rep. Nicole Clowney (D – Fayetteville)
- Cornelius Mabin
- Dr. Alexandra Marshall
- Dr. Stephanie Ho (formerly of Planned Parenthood in Fayetteville)
- Dr. Joycelyn Elders (former US Surgeon General)
Sponsors reportedly included:
- Arkansas Abortion Support Network (AASN)
- Arkansas Association of University Women (AAUW)
- Arkansas Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Arkansas Sierra Club
- Arkansas Society of Freethinkers (ASF)
- Central Arkansas Pride
- Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
- Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP)
- Progressive Arkansas Women PAC (PAWPAC)
- Vector Health & Wellness
- Central Arkansas Harm Reduction
- Arkansas Transgender Equity Coalition (ARTEC)
- Feminist Activism in Arkansas
- Little Rock Central Arkansas Indivisible
- National Organization for Women – Arkansas Chapter (NOW)
- Arkansas United
- Central Arkansas Democratic Socialists of America (CADSA)
- Real Images
Student organizations supporting the event included:
- UA Little Rock (UALR) AWARE
- UA Little Rock (UALR) Bowen Law School If/When/How
- UAMS Future Health Professionals for Reproductive Rights
- UCA Feminist Union
- Young Democrats of Arkansas Women’s Caucus
As we mentioned recently, the AWARE student group at UALR hosted an event last fall with Reproaction — a pro-abortion group who teaches women how to perform abortions at home.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that more than 300 people attended Saturday’s pro-abortion event.
It’s worth pointing out that the pro-abortion rally drew only a fraction of the attendance that the 2020 March for Life did the week before.
Arkansans are overwhelmingly pro-life, and abortion in Arkansas is at historic lows.
That’s part of the reason Arkansas is the second most pro-life state in America.
We are winning the fight to protect innocent human life in Arkansas, but there is still a lot of work left to do.
