Video: AR Congressmen, Senators Issue Call to De-Fund Planned Parenthood
Earlier this month U.S. Senators and Congressmen from Arkansas called on the federal government to de-fund Planned Parenthood. Watch the video below to learn more.
Earlier this month U.S. Senators and Congressmen from Arkansas called on the federal government to de-fund Planned Parenthood. Watch the video below to learn more.
Earlier this week Family Council obtained data from the Arkansas Health Department showing the number of abortions performed on women from each county in Arkansas from 2014 – 2016.
One of the ways abortion numbers are measured is the abortion rate.
The abortion rate is defined as the number of abortions per 1,000 women ages 15-44.
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, we calculated the abortion rate for each county in Arkansas from 2014 – 2016.
Below are the ten counties with the highest abortion rates, as of 2016.
Abortions Per 1,000 Women Ages 15 – 44 | |||
County of Residence | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
JEFFERSON | 12.00 | 14.20 | 13.76 |
PULASKI | 11.48 | 13.43 | 13.52 |
MILLER | 8.01 | 8.27 | 8.31 |
LITTLE RIVER | 7.92 | 6.92 | 6.38 |
UNION | 7.44 | 8.20 | 9.09 |
LAFAYETTE | 7.35 | 8.11 | 4.30 |
OUACHITA | 7.31 | 8.07 | 7.63 |
BRADLEY | 7.22 | 7.75 | 5.17 |
LEE | 6.98 | 5.11 | 10.07 |
DESHA | 6.96 | 4.09 | 9.79 |
Below are the abortion rates for each county in Arkansas from 2014 – 2016.
Abortions Per 1,000 Women Ages 15 – 44 | |||
County of Residence | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
ARKANSAS | 4.88 | 6.06 | 9.62 |
ASHLEY | 2.78 | 3.47 | 5.55 |
BAXTER | 3.75 | 4.06 | 4.97 |
BENTON | 3.16 | 3.28 | 3.39 |
BOONE | 1.26 | 2.06 | 3.78 |
BRADLEY | 7.22 | 7.75 | 5.17 |
CALHOUN | 2.49 | 7.44 | 3.69 |
CARROLL | 3.80 | 3.81 | 2.46 |
CHICOT | 6.43 | 8.72 | 9.01 |
CLARK | 3.91 | 4.99 | 5.77 |
CLAY | 1.20 | – | 1.18 |
CLEBURNE | 1.86 | 2.64 | 2.62 |
CLEVELAND | 4.14 | 5.50 | 4.70 |
COLUMBIA | 5.88 | 5.20 | 8.81 |
CONWAY | 4.48 | 4.14 | 4.67 |
CRAIGHEAD | 2.32 | 3.85 | 5.90 |
CRAWFORD | 2.08 | 2.25 | 3.35 |
CRITTENDEN | 2.49 | 8.03 | 12.21 |
CROSS | 1.59 | 3.13 | 5.11 |
DALLAS | 2.50 | 4.08 | 4.73 |
DESHA | 6.96 | 4.09 | 9.79 |
DREW | 6.00 | 6.49 | 9.26 |
FAULKNER | 4.89 | 5.30 | 7.30 |
FRANKLIN | 2.31 | 2.94 | 1.63 |
FULTON | 1.75 | 3.54 | 3.51 |
GARLAND | 6.76 | 7.72 | 7.65 |
GRANT | 0.91 | 3.67 | 1.82 |
GREENE | 0.59 | 1.54 | 2.51 |
HEMPSTEAD | 4.53 | 7.51 | 6.37 |
HOT SPRING | 4.87 | 4.63 | 4.98 |
HOWARD | 4.94 | 6.16 | 9.27 |
INDEPENDENCE | 2.47 | 1.88 | 2.46 |
IZARD | 1.63 | 3.24 | 3.17 |
JACKSON | 2.14 | 2.74 | 4.54 |
JEFFERSON | 12.00 | 14.20 | 13.76 |
JOHNSON | 2.43 | 1.62 | 2.84 |
LAFAYETTE | 7.35 | 8.11 | 4.30 |
LAWRENCE | 1.66 | 0.99 | 5.20 |
LEE | 6.98 | 5.11 | 10.07 |
LINCOLN | 2.25 | 3.30 | 5.31 |
LITTLE RIVER | 7.92 | 6.92 | 6.38 |
LOGAN | 1.89 | 2.96 | 2.95 |
LONOKE | 4.45 | 3.98 | 4.40 |
MADISON | 2.55 | 1.12 | 0.75 |
MARION | 0.91 | 1.41 | 3.65 |
MILLER | 8.01 | 8.27 | 8.31 |
MISSISSIPPI | 1.19 | 4.15 | 6.64 |
MONROE | 4.13 | 7.19 | 3.15 |
MONTGOMERY | 3.30 | 3.23 | 3.15 |
NEVADA | 2.93 | 3.56 | 7.61 |
NEWTON | 2.63 | 1.73 | 1.72 |
OUACHITA | 7.31 | 8.07 | 7.63 |
PERRY | 2.33 | 3.52 | 3.48 |
PHILLIPS | 6.25 | 6.83 | 10.83 |
PIKE | 3.79 | 3.20 | 4.70 |
POINSETT | 0.68 | 2.99 | 2.71 |
POLK | 1.57 | 1.86 | 3.09 |
POPE | 3.44 | 4.22 | 3.59 |
PRAIRIE | 5.47 | 3.81 | 4.42 |
PULASKI | 11.48 | 13.43 | 13.52 |
RANDOLPH | 0.34 | 3.40 | 2.70 |
SALINE | 4.82 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
SCOTT | 1.19 | 2.99 | 2.30 |
SEARCY | 0.83 | 0.85 | 3.44 |
SEBASTIAN | 3.56 | 4.12 | 5.36 |
SEVIER | 3.11 | 3.32 | 4.48 |
SHARP | 0.40 | 2.85 | 3.62 |
ST FRANCIS | 6.41 | 5.77 | 8.81 |
STONE | 0.55 | 2.26 | 1.12 |
UNION | 7.44 | 8.20 | 9.09 |
VAN BUREN | 2.49 | 2.03 | 2.01 |
WASHINGTON | 5.03 | 5.48 | 5.51 |
WHITE | 2.91 | 3.65 | 3.61 |
WOODRUFF | 2.72 | 2.68 | 6.12 |
YELL | 2.67 | 5.06 | 3.63 |
STATE OF ARKANSAS | 5.05 | 5.97 | 6.64 |
Below are the total number of abortions for each county in Arkansas from 2014 – 2016.
Abortions by County | |||
County of Residence | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
ARKANSAS | 16 | 20 | 32 |
ASHLEY | 10 | 13 | 21 |
BAXTER | 21 | 23 | 28 |
BENTON | 167 | 169 | 170 |
BOONE | 8 | 13 | 24 |
BRADLEY | 14 | 15 | 10 |
CALHOUN | 2 | 6 | 3 |
CARROLL | 17 | 17 | 11 |
CHICOT | 11 | 15 | 16 |
CLARK | 21 | 27 | 31 |
CLAY | 3 | – | 3 |
CLEBURNE | 7 | 10 | 10 |
CLEVELAND | 6 | 8 | 7 |
COLUMBIA | 30 | 27 | 46 |
CONWAY | 16 | 15 | 17 |
CRAIGHEAD | 53 | 87 | 132 |
CRAWFORD | 24 | 26 | 39 |
CRITTENDEN | 25 | 81 | 126 |
CROSS | 5 | 10 | 16 |
DALLAS | 3 | 5 | 6 |
DESHA | 15 | 9 | 22 |
DREW | 23 | 25 | 36 |
FAULKNER | 140 | 151 | 208 |
FRANKLIN | 7 | 9 | 5 |
FULTON | 3 | 6 | 6 |
GARLAND | 112 | 128 | 127 |
GRANT | 3 | 12 | 6 |
GREENE | 5 | 13 | 21 |
HEMPSTEAD | 18 | 30 | 26 |
HOT SPRING | 27 | 26 | 28 |
HOWARD | 12 | 15 | 23 |
INDEPENDENCE | 17 | 13 | 17 |
IZARD | 3 | 6 | 6 |
JACKSON | 7 | 9 | 15 |
JEFFERSON | 157 | 193 | 189 |
JOHNSON | 12 | 8 | 14 |
LAFAYETTE | 8 | 9 | 5 |
LAWRENCE | 5 | 3 | 16 |
LEE | 9 | 7 | 14 |
LINCOLN | 4 | 6 | 10 |
LITTLE RIVER | 17 | 15 | 14 |
LOGAN | 7 | 11 | 11 |
LONOKE | 65 | 58 | 64 |
MADISON | 7 | 3 | 2 |
MARION | 2 | 3 | 8 |
MILLER | 66 | 68 | 68 |
MISSISSIPPI | 10 | 36 | 58 |
MONROE | 5 | 9 | 4 |
MONTGOMERY | 4 | 4 | 4 |
NEVADA | 4 | 5 | 11 |
NEWTON | 3 | 2 | 2 |
OUACHITA | 30 | 34 | 33 |
PERRY | 4 | 6 | 6 |
PHILLIPS | 22 | 25 | 41 |
PIKE | 7 | 6 | 9 |
POINSETT | 3 | 13 | 12 |
POLK | 5 | 6 | 10 |
POPE | 45 | 55 | 47 |
PRAIRIE | 7 | 5 | 6 |
PULASKI | 930 | 1,092 | 1,105 |
RANDOLPH | 1 | 10 | 8 |
ST FRANCIS | 27 | 25 | 39 |
SALINE | 108 | 129 | 128 |
SCOTT | 2 | 5 | 4 |
SEARCY | 1 | 1 | 4 |
SEBASTIAN | 89 | 103 | 133 |
SEVIER | 10 | 11 | 15 |
SHARP | 1 | 7 | 9 |
STONE | 1 | 4 | 2 |
UNION | 53 | 59 | 66 |
VAN BUREN | 6 | 5 | 5 |
WASHINGTON | 263 | 282 | 278 |
WHITE | 47 | 59 | 58 |
WOODRUFF | 3 | 3 | 7 |
YELL | 10 | 19 | 14 |
UNKNOWN | 8 | 11 | – |
Total | 2,919 | 3,454 | 3,827 |
On Monday Arkansas U.S. Senators John Boozman (R) and Tom Cotton (R) and Congressmen Rick Crawford (R — AR Dist. 1) and Bruce Westerman (R — AR Dist. 4) joined 190 of their colleagues in calling for the U.S. government to stop giving taxpayer funds to Planned Parenthood.
The congressmen cited a recent report that found Planned Parenthood received hundreds of millions of dollars in public dollars even while the organization has been under investigation for harvesting and selling the organs of aborted babies.
Arkansans are fortunate to have pro-life lawmakers representing them at both the state and federal levels.
Last year the Arkansas Legislature passed a record-number of good, pro-life laws that have helped make Arkansas the second-most pro-life state in America.
In October Congressmen Crawford, Hill, Womack, and Westerman helped pass a landmark bill that prohibited most abortions in America after the twentieth week of pregnancy.
Senators Boozman and Cotton co-sponsored similar legislation in the U.S. Senate, but the senate failed to pass that bill.
Read the letter from Congress here.