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U of A Polling Shows Arkansans Still Oppose Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage

Nov 3, 2016Jerry CoxAbortion, MarriageAbortion, Life, Marriage, Obergefell v. Hodges, Pro-life, Same-Sex Marriage, Sanctity of Human Life

This week the University of Arkansas released its annual Arkansas Poll for 2016. The poll examines Arkansans’ social and political views as well as approval of elected officials.

This year’s poll found Arkansans’ views have changed very little on, among other things, abortion and same-sex marriage.

Since 2015, 46% of Arkansans have said it ought to be more difficult to get an abortion; only 13% said it ought to be easier.

This confirms polling from other sources that has consistently found Americans oppose late-term abortion and believe abortion ought to be illegal in some or all circumstances.

Even though the U.S. Supreme Court nullified state marriage laws nationwide with its Obergefell decision in 2015, 57% of Arkansans still think same-sex marriage should not be recognized.

The numbers go up when the responses are narrowed to likely voters, with 48% of likely voters opposing abortion and 60% opposing same-sex marriage.

You can read the poll summary here.

Right to Life to Host Reception in Honor of A.G. Rutledge

Oct 21, 2016Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

Arkansas Right to Life is hosting a reception in Little Rock in honor of Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday, November 15, from 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. An award will be presented to A.G. Rutledge at 6:30 P.M.

Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased at www.artl.org.

As we have noted many times, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has taken a decidedly pro-life stance.

Last year she effectively asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn it’s 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision.
She petitioned to get Arkansas’ Human Heartbeat Protection Act reinstated after part of the law was struck in court.
She is currently defending the state’s pro-life laws against two lawsuits by Planned Parenthood.

In addition to defending human life, A.G. Rutledge and her office have taken a strong position on a number of important issues, including:

Opposing the Obama Administration’s radical “guidelines” concerning school restrooms, showers, locker rooms, and similar facilities.
Opposing the effort to legalize so-called “medical marijuana” in Arkansas.
Helping defend the constitutionality of public prayer.
Helping defend religious liberty.
Opposing local ordinances that grant special privileges and protections based on sexual-orientation and gender-identity.

Here are 200+ Companies that Support Planned Parenthood

Oct 20, 2016Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Life, Planned Parenthood, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

Update: We now keep a permanent, updated copy of this list here.

Planned Parenthood is America’s leading performer of abortions.

According to its 2013-2014 annual report, Planned Parenthood facilities performed 327,653 abortions, nationwide; its 2014-2015 report noted Planned Parenthood performed approximately 323,999 abortions that year.

In other words, in the past couple of years, Planned Parenthood has performed nearly 1 out of every 3 abortions in America.

From time to time people contact our office, asking which companies support Planned Parenthood financially. The group 2nd Vote has put together a list of corporate sponsors based on Planned Parenthood’s own documents as well as other sources.

Below is a list of companies that support Planned Parenthood as of October 5, 2016.