Arkansas Pro-Life Leaders Host Press Conference with Governor Sanders, Americans United for Life

On Monday, Family Council and other pro-life leaders from Arkansas hosted a special press conference with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Americans United for Life (AUL).

AUL announced that Arkansas has been named the most pro-life state in America for the sixth year in a row. Gov. Sanders recognized the pro-life work of the state’s lawmakers and constitutional officers. Family Council and Arkansas Right to Life shared remarks as well.

Arkansas has enacted at least 63 good, pro-life laws since 2011 as well as other resolutions and measures affirming the sanctity and dignity of innocent human life.

After the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade in 2022, Arkansas was able to enforce its laws generally prohibiting abortion except to save the life of the mother. This year, the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 387 clarifying that good law.

Act 387 of 2025 closes possible loopholes in the current abortion law. The measure makes it clear Arkansas’ law that prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency. It also clarifies the definition of “medical emergency” in state law, and it strengthens legal protections for doctors who treat pregnant women.

Governor Sanders has signed many good, pro-life laws including Act 973 of 2025 to prohibit abortions performed due to an unborn baby’s race, Act 485 of 2025 to prohibit giving a pregnant woman abortion drugs without her consent, and Act 1006 of 2025, Act 125 of 2024, and Act 622 of 2023 to provide $5 million to support women with unplanned pregnancies.

These good laws — and many other pro-life measures like them — are part of the reason Arkansas has been ranked the most pro-life state in America since 2021.

Being pro-life is about much more than opposing abortion. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned and abortion in Arkansas is prohibited except to save the life of the mother, the pro-life movement in Arkansas has entered a new phase. We are focused on helping women and families with unexpected pregnancies, and we are making sure our laws respect and protect innocent human life at every stage from conception until natural death. We look forward to continuing that pro-life mission in 2026.

Arkansans should be proud of their state legislators for passing the best laws in the nation when it comes to protecting unborn children, the elderly, the disabled, and the terminally ill. That’s something to celebrate.

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