As states like Arkansas pass laws protecting women and unborn children from abortion, groups like Planned Parenthood are shifting their focus to pro-abortion states.
Media outlet KFF Health News recently reported how a Planned Parenthood facility in Missouri has transferred some of its equipment to states where abortion is legal.
Family Council has written about how Planned Parenthood recently opened a new abortion facility in southeast Kansas — just an hour and a half from the Arkansas border. Official reports show some 405 women from Arkansas had abortions in Kansas during 2022, and many pro-lifers are concerned that number will grow as Planned Parenthood encourages women to cross state lines for abortion.
Over the summer NPR reported that abortionists in Massachusetts have started using so-called “shield law” as cover to mail abortion drugs like RU-486 across state lines. Massachusetts’ shield law protects abortionists from civil or criminal liability for mailing abortion drugs to a state where abortion is illegal.
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, we said the decision marked a turning point for the pro-life movement. Going forward, pro-lifers would need to shift our focus from making abortion illegal to making abortion irrelevant and unthinkable as well.
That’s part of the reason the Arkansas Legislature has voted to give millions of dollars to pregnancy help organizations that provide women with real options besides abortion. Arkansas is home to more than 60 organizations that assist pregnant women — including some 45 pregnancy resource centers that help women with unplanned pregnancies. The State’s funding supports families at the local level without creating new government programs — and it helps women choose options besides abortion.
As pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood double down on their efforts to expand abortion, it’s going to be critical for pro-lifers to continue promoting a culture that values and protects innocent human life from conception until natural death. Ending abortion will require us to reach hearts and minds as well as change public policy. That is something Family Council remains committed to doing.
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