An Army Air National Guard Commander in Arkansas recently resigned as a result of a Biden Administration policy requiring military commanders to approve leave for travel related to abortion.
This month the State of Arkansas is expected to begin funding pro-life alternatives to abortion.
Act 622 of 2023 by Sen. Scott Flippo (R – Bull Shoals) and Rep. Lane Jean (R – Magnolia) authorizes $1 million in state-funded grants for crisis pregnancy centers, maternity homes, adoption agencies, and social services agencies that provide material support to women with unplanned pregnancies. The measure also contains language clarifying that grant funding cannot go to abortion providers or their affiliates.
On December 14, lawmakers on the Administrative Rules subcommittee approved rules from the state Department of Finance and Administration paving the way for Arkansas to begin distributing the $1 million to pregnancy centers this month.
Now that abortion is prohibited in Arkansas except to save the life of the mother, we need to support women and families and eliminate the demand for abortion. This grant funding does that. It provides women in Arkansas with actual pro-life options — meaning they are less likely to travel out of state for abortion.
Family Council was pleased to support passage of Act 622 last year, and we plan to work for passage of a similar appropriation measure at the Arkansas Legislature this April.
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On Thursday Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office rejected a proposed amendment writing abortion into the state constitution.
This is the second time the A.G.’s team has rejected this abortion amendment, citing ambiguities in the measure’s wording.
Arkansans for Limited Government has been working for the certification of the popular name and ballot title of an amendment permanently enshrining abortion in the Arkansas Constitution. Last month the group filed reports with the state Ethics Commission showing it has received $2,341 in donations supporting the amendment effort.
If approved, this amendment would write abortion into the Arkansas Constitution and erase decades of good, pro-life laws.
Family Council has worked for nearly 35 years to promote and protect the sanctity and dignity of innocent human life in Arkansas. This amendment would place women and unborn children at risk. We are firmly committed to stopping abortion in our state.
