Attorney General Rejects Ballot Proposal Writing Abortion into State Constitution

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On Thursday Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office rejected a proposed amendment writing abortion into the state constitution.

This is the second time the A.G.’s team has rejected this abortion amendment, citing ambiguities in the measure’s wording.

Arkansans for Limited Government has been working for the certification of the popular name and ballot title of an amendment permanently enshrining abortion in the Arkansas Constitution. Last month the group filed reports with the state Ethics Commission showing it has received $2,341 in donations supporting the amendment effort.

If approved, this amendment would write abortion into the Arkansas Constitution and erase decades of good, pro-life laws.

Family Council has worked for nearly 35 years to promote and protect the sanctity and dignity of innocent human life in Arkansas. This amendment would place women and unborn children at risk. We are firmly committed to stopping abortion in our state.

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46th Annual March for Life Set for January 21, 2024

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The following is a press release from Arkansas Right to Life.

LITTLE ROCK – The 46th Annual March for Life is set for 2 p.m., Jan. 21, 2024, along Capital Avenue to the front of the steps of the Arkansas State Capitol.

This observance is a peaceful and prayerful event that attracts thousands of Arkansans from across the state including churches and families to remember the estimated 60-plus million unborn children killed by legal abortion.

The event, sponsored by Arkansas Right to Life (ARTL), will remember the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States on January 22, 1973.

“We will never forget the thousands of unborn babies in Arkansas and the millions nationwide who were killed by abortion as a result of Roe v. Wade,” said Rose Mimms, executive director of Arkansas Right to Life. “Even with the overturning of that tragic court decision, our work to defend and protect pregnant mothers and their unborn children is as fierce as ever.”

Staging for the march begins at 1:30 p.m. at State Street. At 2 p.m., ARTL President Wayne Mays will lead the marchers along with elected officials, invited dignitaries, and other special guests to the steps of the State Capitol for a brief program. For more information on the 2024 March for Life event visit artl.org/march-for-life.

Arkansas Right to Life, the state’s oldest and largest pro-life organization, is an affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee, the leading voice of the voiceless dedicated to protecting all human beings threatened by abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia.

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