How Will Senator Pryor Vote?
Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives cast a historic vote banning most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, at which point an unborn baby can feel pain.
Turning Planned Parenthood Away from the Medicaid Trough
Last week, Planned Parenthood made the news in Arkansas when they got in line to receive public funds under the new Medicaid private option plan recently approved by the legislature.
Insurance commissioner Jay Bradford has pushed for Planned Parenthood to be one of 28 organizations contracting with the State to hire additional employees to serve as “guides” that help people sign up for Medicaid. Bradford, a long-time supporter of Planned Parenthood, met with representatives of the group on Friday after members of the legislature blocked Planned Parenthood’s approval.
Everyone Has Standing When Saving Lives
The following blog post is by Family Council staff member Ken Yang.
A little over a week ago, U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright denied a motion by Concepts of Truth, a Wynne-based pro-life organization, to intervene in the lawsuit over the “Arkansas Heartbeat Law.” Judge Wright ruled that the group could not prove it had a standing in the case. Yet, on behalf of two abortion doctors in Little Rock, Dr. Louis Jerry Edwards and Dr. Tom Tvedten, the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas and the Center of Reproductive Rights can proceed their march against saving lives of innocent children.