Great Pro-Life Laws Take Effect in Arkansas

capitol3-1This past week several excellent, pro-life laws officially took effect in Arkansas. These laws will help protect the lives of unborn children, and they will also ensure abortion clinics are held accountable for their actions.

Below is an overview of some of the laws that passed earlier this year and are now in force.

The Abortion Inducing Drug Safety Act (Act 577 of 2015)

This good law by Rep. Charlene Fite and Sens. Cecile Bledsoe and Linda Collins-Smith requires abortion providers to follow FDA protocols when administering abortion-inducing drugs.

This is significant, because evidence suggests many abortion providers around the country actually have not been following FDA protocols.

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Public Dollars Fund Research on Aborted Babies

Many Americans do not realize it, but Congress allocates millions of dollars each year to fund research on “human fetal tissue” including research on tissue obtained from aborted babies.

The National Institute of Health (NIH), with its Intramural Research Program, is part of the largest medical research institution on the planet. The NIH is an agent of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, and its budget is provided by Congress each year. It conducts its own medical research with that public funding, and it provides grants for other researchers as well.

So how are the NIH and other government agencies supporting research on aborted fetal remains with public dollars? Well, for a little history let’s jump back to 1993. (more…)

Updated: 41 Companies Who Support Planned Parenthood

The Daily Signal has put together a list of 41 companies who donate to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading abortion provider.

As you may know, Planned Parenthood has been at the center of controversy over, among other things, allegations it is harvesting and selling aborted fetal organs.

Here are the companies The Daily Signal lists as Planned Parenthood supporters: (more…)