“I felt pressured to take the pills”

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Our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom recently released a video highlighting how mail-order abortion pills make it easier for women to be coerced into having an abortion.

Since 2022, Arkansas has generally prohibited abortion except to save the life of the mother, and state law prohibits abortion drugs from being mailed or delivered in the state. Abortionists who break the law are subject to criminal penalties. They may be sued for malpractice, and they face professional discipline — like suspension of their medical licenses.

However, pro-abortion states are enacting “shield laws” to protect abortionists who ship abortion drugs across the country.

If an abortionist in one of these states mails abortion drugs to Arkansas or Texas, the state’s “shield law” prevents the abortionist from being prosecuted.

Abortion drugs don’t just end the lives of unborn children. They also carry serious health risks for women.

A recent study by the experts at the Ethics and Public Policy Center shows abortion drugs are at least 22 times more dangerous than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration labeling indicates.

Researchers found that from 2017 to 2023, nearly one in nine women suffered serious health complications like sepsis, infection, and hemorrhaging as a direct result of abortion drugs. That’s a serious concern.

Attorney General Tim Griffin has sent cease-and-desist letters to companies advertising abortion drugs in Arkansas, and he has notified the companies that they may be penalized under the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act. He has also urged the federal government to restrict abortion drugs and let states like Arkansas enforce their pro-life laws.

Public opinion polling shows Arkansans oppose abortion, and there is evidence that children are alive today because Arkansas has prohibited abortion. The state’s pro-life laws are saving lives, but it’s important to make sure abortion drugs aren’t illegally shipped into Arkansas — or any other state, for that matter.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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Religious Liberty Commission Discusses Faith at Schools

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On Monday, our friends from Alliance Defending Freedom testified at the Presidential Religious Liberty Commission.

In May, President Trump signed an executive order establishing the commission. The commission is responsible for “producing a comprehensive report on the foundations of religious liberty in America, strategies to increase awareness of and celebrate America’s peaceful religious pluralism, current threats to religious liberty, and strategies to preserve and enhance protections for future generations.”

The primary purpose of Monday’s commission meeting was to discuss religious liberty in education.

During his testimony before the commission, ADF Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch said:

“Religious liberty in education should not be a partisan issue. It is a matter of human dignity, family rights, and national flourishing. Our nation will continue to benefit from generations of young people formed in both knowledge and virtue if faith-based schools are free to live out their missions and families are free to choose them.”

In recent years, news outlets and congressional testimony have alleged that government policies and government agencies have been weaponized against people of faith — especially conservative and Christian organizations.

More broadly, wedding venues, bakeries, photography studios, and florist shops all have been taken to court or targeted by government officials because their owners wanted to operate according to their deeply held convictions.

In March, the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 400, the Religious Rights at Public Schools Act of 2025.

This good law by Sen. Mark Johnson (R — Little Rock) and Rep. Alyssa Brown (R — Heber Springs) affirms public school students’ and teachers’ religious liberties.

Act 400 identifies and upholds religious freedoms that are already protected by state and federal law — such as the right to pray, discuss religion, or read the Bible during free time at school.

The measure also helps make sure that religious expression is treated equally to other types of speech at school.

This will help prevent schools from squelching anyone’s religious liberties.

People should be free to live and operate according to their deeply held religious convictions, and we must protect religious freedom at school. That is why it is so important for our laws — and the government agencies that enforce those laws — to protect religious liberty as much as possible.

When it comes to religious liberty, public schools have been a battleground for more than 60 years.

We appreciate our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom standing up for the free exercise of religion in America.

The Religious Liberty Commission says it will hold another hearing to discuss religious liberty issues in the military on November 17.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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