Is Planned Parenthood Opening an Abortion Facility in Rogers?

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Above: The facility in Rogers that Planned Parenthood may have acquired. (Google Street View, Captured June 2019. Used in accordance with Fair Use).

On Wednesday afternoon Family Council learned that Planned Parenthood may have acquired a facility in Rogers, Arkansas.

Planned Parenthood operated an abortion facility in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for several years until its landlord reportedly opted not to renew the abortion giant’s lease in the summer of 2019.

Planned Parenthood initially issued statements saying it would reopen in the Northwest Arkansas area soon. However, the facility has remained closed ever since.

On Wednesday, Family Council learned that Planned Parenthood may have acquired a former medical clinic at 1222 West Poplar Street in Rogers.

According to records from the Benton County Assessor’s Office, the facility is owned by a company called 12 Redacre LLC. However, 12 Redacre LLC’s mailing address — 4401 W 109th St, STE 200, Overland Park, KS 66211 — matches the mailing address for the Planned Parenthood Great Plains regional affiliate office.

County tax records also indicate that 12 Redacre LLC listed Planned Parenthood’s address when it paid taxes on the property last April.

This would seem to indicate that Planned Parenthood is tied to 12 Redacre LLC — and to the facility in Rogers.

Because the facility is a former medical clinic, it stands to reason that it could be used as an abortion facility.

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider, and it has a long history of working in Arkansas.

The organization currently operates a chemical abortion facility in Little Rock.

The group’s political action committee has been active in recent legislative races.

Prior to 2015, Planned Parenthood received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the State of Arkansas via Medicaid.

And Planned Parenthood currently is working with the ACLU to block Arkansas from enforcing pro-life legislation that passed earlier this year.

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Arkansas’ Cleburne, Crawford Counties Declare Themselves Pro-Life

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In the past week two counties in Arkansas have enacted resolutions declaring themselves pro-life.

On Thursday the Cleburne County Quorum Court adopted a pro-life resolution. The resolution reads,

WHEREAS, the Declaration of Independence declares that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, including the right to life; and

WHEREAS, Amendment 68 to the Arkansas Constitution states that the policy of the State of Arkansas is to protect the life of every unborn child from conception until birth; and

WHEREAS, it is the duty of state and local governments to protect the unalienable right to life of every person within their respective jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court stated in Poelker v. Doe, 432 U.S. 519 (1977), that the United States Constitution does not forbid a municipality, pursuant to democratic processes, from expressing a preference for normal childbirth instead of abortion.

Therefore, let it be resolved that it be the policy of Cleburne County, Arkansas, to promote and protect the dignity and humanity of all persons, at all stages of life from conception until natural death, and that Cleburne County, Arkansas, declares itself to be a Pro-Life County.

On Monday the Crawford County Quorum Court passed a similar resolution, reading,

WHEREAS, we affirm that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness; and,

WHEREAS, Crawford County desires to preserve its right to promotion and expression of its Pro-Life designation, as affirmed by Arkansas Act 392 of 2021; and,

WHEREAS Amendment 68 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas makes clear that we are to protect the life of every unborn child from conception until birth, to the extent permitted by the Federal Government; and,

WHEREAS, it is the duty of governments, such as ours, to protect this unalienable right to life of every person within our jurisdiction.

NOW, THEREFOR, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, that Crawford County, Arkansas, declares itself to be a Pro-Life County, committed to the protection of all lives, including the lives of the unborn.

Resolutions like these send a powerful, pro-life message. They leave no doubt about where Arkansas’ local leaders stand when it comes to abortion.

Earlier this year the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 392 of 2021 affirming that municipalities in Arkansas can designate themselves as Pro-Life.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that municipalities can adopt pro-life policy positions like these resolutions.

The City of Springdale adopted a pro-life resolution in 2019, and Washington and Benton counties have passed pro-life resolutions this summer.

In fact, any city, town, or county in Arkansas can pass a pro-life resolution like the ones that these counties have passed.

Public opinion polling shows Arkansans are overwhelmingly pro-life. We hope other communities will pass their own pro-life resolutions in the coming weeks.

If you would like to learn more about how you can pass a pro-life resolution in your community, give us a call at (501) 375-7000.

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