Planned Parenthood Looking to Run Sex-Ed Programs in Little Rock

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Planned Parenthood has posted a job opening for a Sexual Health Education Intern in Little Rock.

According to the job listing, the intern’s responsibilities will include assisting “with the development and implementation of sexual health education programs for students” in Little Rock and the surrounding area and helping out with sex-education programs in schools and at other organizations.

Presumably this means Planned Parenthood wants to teach sex-education in public schools in or around Little Rock, if they are not already doing so.

Under Arkansas law, comprehensive sex-education is not mandated statewide, and schools are encouraged to teach abstinence to students. However, individual public schools have a certain amount of leeway when it comes to partnering with individuals and organizations to teach classes and conduct programs on campus.

The State of Arkansas has worked hard to sever ties with Planned Parenthood and other abortionists, and the state has denied Planned Parenthood grants and contracts in Arkansas.

Last spring the Arkansas Legislature narrowly defeated a measure that would have opened our public schools to Planned Parenthood-type sex-education.

Simply put, we don’t need Planned Parenthood teaching sex-education in our public schools.

In the Pacific Northwest, the Obama Administration gave Planned Parenthood millions of dollars to teach a teen pregnancy prevention curriculum to students. After going through the program, students actually were more likely to become pregnant or cause a pregnancy — not less.

We have analyzed data that demonstrates the kinds of sex-education programs Planned Parenthood promotes aren’t good for students.

Our public schools need to think twice before letting Planned Parenthood through their doors.

Photo via Life Site News.

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Planned Parenthood Offers Abortions at New Facility in Little Rock

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Planned Parenthood has begun offering chemical abortions at its new facility on Aldersgate Road in Little Rock, according to the group’s website.

The facility formerly housed a foot and ankle clinic before Planned Parenthood purchased the building earlier this year.

It’s sadly ironic that the nation’s largest abortion provider is operating an abortion facility on a road named after the place in England where the Rev. John Wesley had a profound religious awakening before he started the Methodist movement in the 18th century.

Based on legal documents and state reports from 2017, Family Council estimates that Planned Parenthood is responsible for approximately 70% of all chemical abortions in Arkansas.

At this point, it appears Planned Parenthood no longer is advertising its abortion facility on 12th Street in Little Rock, as the group transitions its business to the new facility on Aldersgate Road.

Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood has been searching for a new facility location in Fayetteville ever since the group’s landlord reportedly opted not to renew Planned Parenthood’s lease last summer.

As a result, Planned Parenthood has stopped doing abortions in northwest Arkansas for the time being. That’s really good news.

Despite the fact that Planned Parenthood is operating a new facility in west Little Rock, here’s something important to remember:

Abortion in Arkansas has declined significantly in the past 20 years.

In 2018, Arkansas’ abortion numbers hit a 42-year low, and public opinion polling shows most Arkansans believe abortion ought to be completely illegal or legal only under certain circumstances.

Slowly but surely, we’re winning the fight to protect innocent human life in Arkansas.

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Planned Parenthood to Spend $45 Million to Defeat Trump and Flip U.S. Senate

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On Wednesday, the political action committee for Planned Parenthood — the nation’s largest abortion provider — announced plans to spend at least $45 million on political campaigns in 2020.

The super PAC Planned Parenthood Votes reportedly has four goals:

  • Defeat President Trump in key battleground states.
  • Flip the U.S. Senate from Republican to Democrat.
  • Maintain Democratic control over the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • Support liberal candidates in state races.

According to NPR, Planned Parenthood considers the $45 million “an initial investment.” They hope to raise and spend a lot more money.

Here’s why this matters for Arkansas:

It’s unlikely Planned Parenthood could change the outcome of the presidential race in Arkansas simply by pummeling voters with heavy-handed campaign ads and independent expenditures.

However, they could make a difference in close legislative races.

Planned Parenthood plans to spend record-setting levels of money trying to influence political campaigns next year. It’s possible some of that money will wind up in Arkansas.

In 2018 Planned Parenthood’s political action committee in Arkansas received $10,000 from Planned Parenthood’s main office in New York.

Planned Parenthood’s PAC gave some of that money to candidates running against Rep. Carlton Wing (R – North Little Rock), Rep. Jim Sorvillo (R – Little Rock), Rep. Mark Lowry (R – Maumelle), and Sen. Jason Rapert (R – Conway).

Here’s the good news:

Even abortionists know that abortion’s days are numbered in America. That’s why they’re pouring so much money into defeating pro-life candidates.

States like Arkansas are leading the fight to protect unborn children, and even many liberal pundits agree it’s only a matter of time before the U.S. Supreme Court dismantles the Roe v. Wade ruling.

Pollsters have consistently found voters do not agree with Planned Parenthood’s radical pro-abortion policies.

We are successfully building a culture that values unborn children. But abortionists still plan to put up a fight in 2020.

Photo Credit: By jordanuhl7 [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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