Pro-Abortion Groups Plan to March in Arkansas This Saturday — But Pro-Lifers Are Gathering Too

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Above: Pro-life events like the annual Life Chain have taken place in Arkansas for more than 30 years.

On Saturday, October 2, pro-abortion groups plan to “march for reproductive freedom” in five different cities across Arkansas:

  • Little Rock
  • Fayetteville
  • Jonesboro
  • Fort Smith
  • Mountain Home

The events are being promoted by groups such as the Arkansas Abortion Support Network and the Arkansas Coalition for Reproductive Justice.

Even though pro-abortion groups are planning events in Arkansas this weekend, pro-lifers are gathering too.

From now through October 31, prayer meetings are taking place daily outside the Planned Parenthood’s facilities in Little Rock and Rogers as part of the nationwide 40 Days for Life. Any pro-life Arkansan can take part in these prayer vigils.

Pro-lifers also will gather for Life Chain events across the state this Sunday.

These are locally organized events where pro-lifers gather to publicly support the right to life in their communities.

Life Chain events currently are scheduled in Little Rock, Fort Smith, and Rogers, among other places.

Ozark Right to Life is hosting the Life Chain on Sunday, October 3, at 2:00 p.m. in front of Planned Parenthood at 1222 W. Poplar Street in Rogers.

Again, the Life Chain events are family-friendly gatherings, and they are open to all pro-lifers in Arkansas.

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In Accordance With New Pro-Life Law, Little Rock Abortion Facilities Have Hospital Transfer Agreements With UAMS

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Last week Family Council obtained documents from the Arkansas Department of Health via the state’s Freedom of Information Act showing that abortion facilities in Little Rock have hospital transfer agreements with UAMS.

Act 740 of 2021 by Sen. Ben Gilmore (R – Crossett) and Rep. Mary Bentley (R – Perryville) requires each abortion facility to have a transfer agreement with a local hospital and a transport agreement with a local ambulance service.

Act 740 is similar to a Kentucky law that has survived legal challenge. It helps protect women and babies who may be victims of botched abortions.

Arkansas currently has two licensed abortion facilities — both of which are in Little Rock: Planned Parenthood and Little Rock Family Planning Services.

Planned Parenthood recently opened a facility in Rogers, but it is not yet licensed to perform abortions.

According to documents from the Arkansas Department of Health, Planned Parenthood in Little Rock has an ambulance transport agreement with MEMS and a hospital transfer agreement with UAMS.

Little Rock Family Planning Services has an ambulance transport agreement with MEMS and a hospital transfer agreement with UAMS.

We have written time and time again about ambulances sighted at the surgical abortion facility in Little Rock over the years. Incidents like these underscore why it is so important for Arkansas to pass pro-life legislation like Act 740 that will stop abortion and protect women from dangerous abortion procedures.

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Faulkner County Declares Itself Pro-Life

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On Tuesday night the Faulkner County Quorum Court passed a resolution affirming that it is pro-life.

The resolution reads,

A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE COMMITMENT OF FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS TO PROTECTING THE UNALIENABLE RIGHT TO LIFE OF EVERY PERSON; AND, DECLARING FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS TO BE A PROLIFE COUNTY.

WHEREAS, the Declaration of Independence declares that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, including the right to life; and

WHEREAS, Amendment 68 to the Arkansas Constitution states that the policy of the State of Arkansas is to protect the life of every unborn child from conception until birth; and

WHEREAS, it is the duty of state and local governments to protect the unalienable right to life of every person within their respective jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court stated in Poelker v. Doe, 432 U.S. 519 (1977), that the United States Constitution does not forbid a municipality, pursuant to democratic processes, from expressing a preference for normal childbirth instead of abortion;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS:

Section 1: It is the policy of Faulkner County, Arkansas to promote and protect the dignity and humanity of all persons at all stages of life from conception until natural death.

Section 2: The Faulkner County, Arkansas declares itself to be a Pro-Life County. Passed by the Quorum Court on September 21, 2021.

Faulkner County is the eighth in Arkansas to pass a good, pro-life resolution like this one.

Similar measures have passed in Washington, Benton, Crawford, Cleburne, Pope, Jackson, and Saline counties.

Any city, town, or county in America can pass a pro-life resolution like the ones that these municipalities have passed.

If you would like to learn more about how you can pass a pro-life resolution in your community, give Family Council a call at (501) 375-7000.

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