40 Days for Life Coming in September

40 Days for Life will hold its semi-annual prayer vigil a month from now in Little Rock.

The vigil will run from September 23 through November 1. Volunteers will take turns praying on different days and at different times from 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM.

This year’s 40 Days for Life vigils will take place on the public right of way outside the Planned Parenthood facility on Aldersgate Road in Little Rock.

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 from other states of abortion clinics shut down and abortion workers coming to Christ in the wake of a 40 Days for Life prayer campaign. We want Arkansas to be next.

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.

Something as simple as praying outside an abortion facility can make a huge difference.

You can find out more about participating in 40 Days for Life at 40DaysForLife.com/LittleRock.

Photo Credit: 40 Days for Life in Little Rock.

Family Research Council Highlights Arkansas’ Pro-Life Laws

This week our friends at Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., released an interactive map showing each state’s pro-life laws.

The map focuses on state laws related to publicly funded abortion, fetal dignity, late term abortions, and protections for babies who survive a botched abortion.

Family Research Council’s map underscores that Arkansas’ pro-life laws are among the very best in the country.

In 2009 the state legislature passed Act 196 prohibiting partial-birth abortion in Arkansas. The law is based on a federal partial-birth abortion ban the U.S. Supreme Court ruled constitutional in 2007.

In 2015 the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 996 prohibiting the state from awarding public funds to entities that perform abortions or abortion referrals; it also applies to affiliates of entities that perform abortions or abortion referrals. This helps prevent state tax dollars from subsidizing abortion.

Later that year Governor Hutchinson ordered the state to stop providing Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood clinics after a series of undercover videos showed Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of organs and tissue harvested from aborted babies. Following a lengthy legal battle, Arkansas was able to withhold Medicaid funds from the abortion giant.

In 2017 the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 603 requiring the bodies of aborted babies to be respectfully buried or cremated. The law helps prevent abortionists from harvesting organs and tissue from aborted babies for scientific research.

Act 603 or 2017 has been tied up in court for the past three years, but recently was unblocked by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Last year the Arkansas Legislature passed nearly a dozen good, pro-life laws that help save the lives of unborn children from abortion. Laws like these have helped make Arkansas the second most pro-life state in the country, according to Americans United for Life.

And abortion in Arkansas has plummeted to a 43-year low, according to reports from the state Health Department.

All of this goes to show that slowly but surely pro-lifers are winning the fight against abortion.

See Family Research Council‘s interactive pro-life map here.

Arkansas State Medical Board Suspends Abortionist’s License

The Arkansas State Medical Board has suspended the medical license of a Little Rock abortionist pending a hearing this October, according to official documents provided to Family Council.

The documents indicate the State Medical Board issued an emergency order suspending Dr. Thomas Tvedten’s medical license and scheduling a hearing before the board following allegations that Dr. Tvedten “exhibited gross negligence and ignorant malpractice” in evaluating, diagnosing, and certifying a minor for a medical marijuana card.

Dr. Tvedten is an owner of Little Rock Family Planning Services, Arkansas’ only surgical abortion facility. The facility utilizes other abortion doctors besides Dr. Tvedten.

The State Medical Board’s order also indicates that the board will hold a hearing on October 1 to determine if Dr. Tvedten violated state law and whether or not he should be penalized.

Read the Arkansas State Medical Board’s Emergency Order of Suspension and Notice of Hearing here.