State Reports 0 Abortions in Arkansas During 2023
Official reports from the Arkansas Department of Health’s Vital Statistics show no abortions occurred in the state during 2023.
Arkansas law generally prohibits abortion, but it contains exceptions for situations in which the mother’s life is at risk.
The state publishes annual reports every June documenting the number of abortions performed during the previous year.
The health department recently released three different reports showing the number of abortions performed last year, the number of women who experienced complications from abortion, and the number of abortions necessary to save the life of the mother. All three reports show 0 abortions during 2023.
In the past, Arkansas has averaged around 3,200 abortions per year. All in all, our team estimates Arkansas’ pro-life laws are protecting thousands of women and unborn children from abortion each year.
These reports are great news. Arkansas has successfully prohibited abortion except to save the life of the mother. Arkansas’ pro-life laws are protecting women, and they are saving unborn children. That is something to celebrate.
Right now an effort is underway in Arkansas that would repeal Arkansas’ pro-life laws and write abortion into the state constitution.
If passed, the Arkansas Abortion Amendment would allow thousands of elective abortions in Arkansas every year.
The amendment does not contain any medical licensing or health and safety standards for abortion.
It contains sweeping health exceptions that would permit abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy in many cases.
The amendment also would pave the way for publicly funded abortion in Arkansas by changing Amendment 68 to the Arkansas Constitution that currently prohibits taxpayer funded abortion in the state.
You can download a copy of the Arkansas Abortion Amendment here.
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Teens Who Use Marijuana Face 11 Times Higher Risk of Psychotic Disorder: New Study
A study recently published in the journal Psychological Medicine estimates teens who use marijuana are at 11 times higher risk of developing a psychotic disorder compared to teens who do not use marijuana.
The research suggests the link between marijuana and psychotic disorders might be stronger than previously thought. Earlier studies primarily used older data that examined the effects of weaker marijuana. Experts have noted that marijuana’s potency has surged in recent years — and that marijuana containing high concentrations of THC carry significant health concerns.
Research closely links marijuana use with increased risk for depression and bipolar disorder and to higher rates of schizophrenia in young men.
Frequent marijuana use — especially during adolescence — is associated with lower cognitive abilities, including poorer memory, attention, and learning. These effects may continue even after someone stops using marijuana.
Right now the group Arkansans for Patient Access is actively working to drastically expand marijuana in Arkansas.
The group has until July 5 to collect 90,704 petition signatures from registered voters to place the marijuana amendment on the ballot.
If passed, the amendment would give free marijuana cards to immigrants and out-of-state residents who come to Arkansas to use marijuana.
The amendment would guarantee marijuana growers and sellers a monopoly over the state’s marijuana industry.
Marijuana users would no longer need to show they suffer from a specific medical condition listed in state law — making it easier to use marijuana recreationally.
The measure also fails to limit the amount of THC that marijuana products can contain, and it repeals restrictions on marijuana advertising.
All of this would lead to more marijuana in the state.
This latest research reminds us that marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.
Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.