This week the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request by the ACLU for a hearing before the entire court regarding four pro-life laws the Arkansas Legislature passed in 2017.
The ruling paves the way for the enforcement of some really good, pro-life laws in Arkansas.
One of the laws is Act 45 of 2017 prohibiting certain surgical abortions in which an unborn baby is dismembered.
Act 45 effectively prohibits D&E and sharp curettage abortions in Arkansas.
The ACLU has indicated it isn’t finished fighting against this law, but if the law is upheld, we estimate it could save 300 – 600 unborn children every single year, based on annual abortion reports from the Arkansas Department of Health.
Isn’t it incredible that a single law has the potential to save so many lives every single year?
Public opinion polling shows the vast majority of Arkansans believe abortion ought to be either completely illegal or legal only in certain circumstances.
Arkansas’ abortion rate has been cut in half since 2000, and Arkansas’ abortion numbers sit at a 43-year low.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office has won some big, pro-life victories in court.
Americans United for Life recently recognized Arkansas as the most pro-life state in America.
And Sen. Jason Rapert (R – Conway) and Rep. Mary Bentley (R – Perryville) recently filed S.B. 6, the Arkansas Unborn Child Protection Act, which would prohibit abortion in Arkansas except to save the life of the mother.
Arkansans are leaders in the pro-life movement. Slowly but surely we are winning the fight to protect unborn children in our state.
