NPR Misses Critical Story on Abortion

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On Tuesday NPR published a story titled, “Some states are restricting abortion. Others are spending millions to fund it.”

The article outlines how in the wake of last year’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, some states — such as Arkansas — have moved to restrict or prohibit abortion while others have doubled-down on pro-abortion legislation.

But there’s an important story here that NPR completely missed:

Many states that restrict or prohibit abortion also have taken unprecedented steps to provide support for women with unplanned pregnancies.

Last year the Arkansas Legislature appropriated $1 million in funding for grants to pregnancy help organizations.

That money has helped more than 20 charities in the state provide material support for women with unplanned pregnancies.

This year lawmakers voted to renew that $1 million in pro-life funding for the 2023-2024 budget cycle.

Arkansas isn’t alone.

The Associate Press reports that Tennessee is budgeting a whopping $20 million for pregnancy centers this year.

Texas allocated $50 million for pregnancy centers during the 2021-2022 fiscal year, and Missouri budgets approximately $6.5 million.

In fact, another AP report found public funding for pregnancy resource centers has spiked nationwide in recent years.

Pro-lifers aren’t interested in simply prohibiting abortion. The goal is to make abortion unnecessary and unthinkable. Funding pregnancy resource centers is one way to do that.

These centers give women real options besides abortion.

Many of them provide everything from ultrasounds and pregnancy tests to maternity clothes and adoption referrals — typically free of charge. They often operate on very tight budgets and rely heavily on volunteers and donations.

Pregnancy resource centers play a vital role in ending abortion, and these state-funded grants help them do exactly that.

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Federal Judge in Little Rock Strikes Down Law Protecting Children From Sex-Reassignment Procedures

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Little Rock, Ark. – On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge James Moody blocked the State of Arkansas from enforcing the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act. The SAFE Act is a state law the Arkansas Legislature overwhelmingly passed in 2021. It protects children in Arkansas from sex-reassignment surgeries, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones.

Family Council President Jerry Cox released a statement saying, “This is a very bad ruling. Children should not be subjected to sex-reassignment procedures. These surgeries and procedures can leave children sterilized and scarred for life. Researchers do not know the long term effects puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones can have on kids. That is why many experts agree that subjecting children to sex-change procedures is experimental, at best. Today’s decision fails to protect the children of Arkansas.”

Cox noted that the SAFE Act received strong support when the Arkansas Legislature passed it in 2021. “The SAFE Act is commonsense legislation that protects children. It received overwhelming support from the Arkansas Legislature, and polls show the people of Arkansas support the law as well. Arkansans understand this is a good law. Our courts should too.”

Cox said he believes Judge Moody’s decision will be overturned once the case is appealed. “We’ve said all along that this case ultimately would be determined by the higher courts. Arkansas’ SAFE Act is a good law that protects children. We believe higher courts will recognize that fact and uphold this good law as the case is appealed.”

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