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Forty-Three Percent of Arkansans Live in a Pro-Life County

May 3, 2022Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Pro-Life Cities, Pro-Life Counties, Sanctity of Human Life

*Above: The Boone County Quorum Court unanimously approved a pro-life resolution on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.*

Family Council estimates that nearly half — approximately 43% – 44% — of all Arkansans lives in a county that has designated itself as Pro-Life.

The Arkansas Legislature overwhelmingly voted to enact Act 392 of 2021 by Rep. Kendon Underwood (R – Cave Springs) and Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch) last year.

This good law affirms that cities and counties can declare that they are Pro-Life.

To date, 20 counties and 13 cities and towns in Arkansas have adopted pro-life resolutions.

After reviewing population data for the State of Arkansas, Family Council estimates that more than 1.3 million Arkansans live in a Pro-Life County.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Arkansas’ population at just over three million people.

That means a little more than 43% of the state’s population lives in a Pro-Life County.

That it fantastic news. It underscores what a pro-life state Arkansas is.

We look forward to other cities and counties in Arkansas passing Pro-Life resolutions as the year progresses!

THC Gummies in Kid-Friendly Packages Endanger Children

May 2, 2022John StonestreetMarijuanaMarijuana

Legal recreational marijuana sales officially began in New Jersey. That’s the same state where, on Christmas Day in 2020, a 3-year-old was admitted to a hospital ICU after he ate a dangerous number of cannabis edibles. They were in a bag that looked like a package of Nerds candy.

According to CNN, knockoff candy bags that actually contain THC edibles are a big problem. The New Jersey Poison Control Center reported that the number of kids poisoned with cannabis was six times higher in 2020 than just two years earlier. There are similar reports across the country.

Marijuana lobbyists promise they don’t market to kids, and that it’s just a few bad apples selling edibles in kid-friendly packages. But making THC edible at all is a step towards marketing to kids, a genie that can’t be put back into the bottle.

As the nationwide march toward legalizing marijuana continues, the consequences of our culture’s worst ideas will be paid by the most common victim: the kids.

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