Tag: Sanctity of Human Life

Arkansas Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Pro-Life Law in South Carolina

On Tuesday the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office joined nineteen other state attorneys general in an amicus brief supporting a pro-life law in South Carolina.

The amicus brief was filed with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. It supports the State of South Carolina in a federal lawsuit over the state’s pro-life fetal heartbeat law.

South Carolina’s law requires abortionists to perform an ultrasound before an abortion. It prohibits abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected. The law also contains exceptions for cases of rape, incest, medical emergency, or fetal abnormality.

Planned Parenthood and others challenged South Carolina’s law in court.

In response, the amicus brief that Arkansas and others joined notes that 24 states require an abortionist to offer to display an ultrasound image to the pregnant mother before performing the abortion, and 16 states have enacted laws requiring abortionists to let her hear the unborn baby’s heartbeat.

It’s worth pointing out that earlier this year the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 498 requiring an abortionist to show an ultrasound image of the unborn baby to the pregnant woman before an abortion. The law also requires the abortionist to explain the ultrasound images to the pregnant woman, and it contains exceptions for abortions performed due to medical emergencies.

Research indicates that some women are less likely to have an abortion once they see an ultrasound image of their unborn child — meaning these types of laws can save lives.

All told, 20 states signed the amicus brief supporting South Carolina’s pro-life law, including:

1. Alabama
2. Alaska
3. Arkansas
4. Georgia
5. Idaho
6. Indiana
7. Kansas
8. Kentucky
9. Louisiana
10. Mississippi
11. Missouri
12. Montana
13. Nebraska,
14. North Dakota
15. Ohio
16. Oklahoma
17. Tennessee
18. Texas
19. Utah
20. West Virginia

You can read the amicus brief here.

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Abortion Activists Desecrate Christ of the Ozarks Statue in Eureka Springs

Early Friday morning abortion activists hung a banner reading “God Bless Abortions” across the Christ of the Ozarks statue in Eureka Springs, according to KNWA FOX 24 and LifeNews.com.

Christ of the Ozarks is an iconic, 67 foot tall statue on Magnetic Mountain. It has been a popular landmark in Arkansas since 1966.

The pro-abortion group Indecline reportedly took credit for hanging the banner on the monument.

Life News reports,

The abortion activists [Indecline] appear to be part of an antifa, or anti-fascist, group that works anonymously to vandalize property and create shock art to make political statements about abortion and other issues. The group describes itself as an activist art collective.

On its website, it sells a T-shirt for babies that reads, “God bless abortions.” Another T-shirt reads “Shoot cops” next to the image of a camera.

In March, the group also took credit for vandalizing a Byhalia, Mississippi billboard purchased by Christian Aid Ministries. The message read, “Worried? Jesus offers security,” along with a phone number for the ministry. The pro-abortion group spray-painted over the billboard, changing the message to say, “Worried? Planned Parenthood offers abortions.”

It’s worth noting that Arkansas is the most pro-life state in America, according to Americans United for Life.

Public opinion polling shows most Arkansans think abortion should be either completely illegal or legal only under certain circumstances.

Abortion in Arkansas remains near historic lows.

And the Arkansas Legislature passed more pro-life legislation this year than ever before.

It’s unfortunate that a small group of activists decided to make a pro-abortion statement using Christ of the Ozarks. However, across the board Arkansans are winning the fight to end abortion in our state.

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