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Searcy County Passes Pro-Life Resolution

Feb 21, 2022Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Pro-Life Cities, Pro-Life Counties, Sanctity of Human Life

On February 14 the Searcy County Quorum Court passed a resolution affirming the county is Pro-Life.

Searcy County is Arkansas’ fourteenth Pro-Life County.

Act 392 of 2021 by Rep. Kendon Underwood (R – Cave Springs) and Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch) affirms that cities and counties can designate themselves as Pro-Life.

Act 392 also makes it clear that Pro-Life Communities can install signs or banners announcing that they are Pro-Life.

Since Act 392 was enacted last year, Arkansas has seen a rapid expansion of Pro-Life Cities and Counties across the state.

Washington, Benton, Crawford, Cleburne, Pope, Jackson, Saline, Faulkner, Perry, Sebastian, Lee, White, and Prairie counties have adopted Pro-Life resolutions — and so have cities and towns like Marianna, Russellville, Springdale, LaGrange, Moro, Aubrey, Haynes, and Marshall.

Public opinion polling has shown time and again that the vast majority of Arkansans believe abortion ought to be either completely illegal or legal only under certain circumstances. It makes sense that so many communities in Arkansas would vote to affirm that they are Pro-Life.

Look for other cities and counties pass their own Pro-Life resolutions in the coming months!

You Can Come Pray Against Abortion In Arkansas

Feb 17, 2022Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

In less than two weeks, pro-lifers will launch prayer vigils outside Planned Parenthood facilities in Little Rock and Rogers.

The vigils will kick off March 2 as part of the global 40 Days for Life prayer campaigns.

Pro-lifers will take turns praying on different days and at different times from 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM daily outside abortion facilities from March 2 through April 10.

40 Days for Life is not a rally or protest. It’s a peaceful assembly for prayer and reflection — and it works.

Every year we hear stories babies saved, abortion clinics shut down, and abortion workers coming to Christ in the wake of a 40 Days for Life prayer campaign.

In the past, 40 Days for Life has said that the “no-show” rate for abortion appointments can go to as high as 75% when someone prays in front of an abortion facility. Praying outside Planned Parenthood and Little Rock Family Planning Services may be the best thing we can do to stop abortions on a daily basis.

You can learn more about the 40 Days for Life vigils in Little Rock by going to 40daysforlife.com/en/littlerock.

You can learn more about the 40 Days for Life vigils in Rogers by going to 40daysforlife.com/en/rogers.

Arkansas Should Wait Until After June to Consider a Texas-Type Abortion Law

Feb 15, 2022Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

The Bible says that there is safety in the multitude of counselors. To date, I have consulted with 16 strongly pro-life attorneys about whether or not Arkansas should pass a Texas-type abortion law at this time. Two believe we should. Fourteen believe Arkansas should wait until this summer to pass any more abortion-related laws. That’s when the U.S. Supreme Court will decide if they are going to overturn Roe v. Wade. Fourteen pro-life attorneys I have consulted with believe passing any more abortion-related laws at this time can jeopardize Act 309 of 2021, which makes abortion illegal except to save the life of the mother. Their advice is that we not pass a Texas-type abortion law at this time. They have also advised that the passage of a Texas-type abortion law is unlikely to stop any abortions in Arkansas. Judges in our courts are different from the ones in Texas.

In addition to the attorneys who have concerns, none of the major national pro-life organizations have expressed strong support of a Texas-type abortion law. National Right to Life, the Alliance Defending Freedom, Americans United for Life, and others have been mostly quiet on this issue. I have heard them choose their words carefully by saying that they don’t oppose the Texas abortion law. If an Arkansas version of the Texas law was a good idea, these national groups would be saying so. There are really good reasons for their silence, and we need to pay attention to that.

Someone has to sound the alarm and tell Arkansans that it can do a lot more harm than good if we proceed with passing more abortion laws before the U.S. Supreme Court rules this June. After that, we will know what kind of legislation, if any, Arkansas needs to pass to end abortion.