Charges Dropped Against Pro-Lifers Who Allegedly Trespassed at Little Rock Surgical Abortion Facility

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Above: A Little Rock police officer arrests a pro-lifer for trespassing outside Little Rock Family Planning Services on January 15, 2021.

Last week authorities in Little Rock officially dropped charges against at least four pro-lifers accused of criminal trespassing at a surgical abortion facility in 2021.

On January 15, 2021, Eva Edl of South Carolina; Chet Gallagher of Tennessee; Dennis Green of Virginia; Calvin Zastrow of Michigan; Emily Nurnberg of Kansas; and Heather Iddoni of Michigan were arrested on misdemeanor criminal trespassing for allegedly blocking the entrance to Little Rock Family Planning Services — a now-shuttered surgical abortion facility in Little Rock.

Court records show the pro-lifers were convicted in February of 2022, and each was ordered to pay a $350 fine. However, their attorney appealed the convictions, and the case has languished in court ever since.

Now a September 25 court filing shows authorities have decided not to prosecute the case any further.

Court documents indicate the State has chosen not to continue the case against Edl, Gallagher, Iddoni, and Zastrow, because the Biden Administration has pursued federal charges against them for blocking abortion facility entrances in other states.

On August 20 a federal jury in Michigan found Edl, Gallagher, Iddoni, and Zastrow guilty of Clinic Access Obstruction.

Emily Nurnberg and Dennis Green were not part of that federal case, and court documents in Little Rock show the State of Arkansas may continue prosecuting the two of them for criminal trespassing in Little Rock.

Family Council will continue monitoring and reporting on this case.

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Is the ‘Abortion Pill’ as Safe as Tylenol?

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You’re in a conversation and someone asks, “Isn’t the abortion pill as safe as Tylenol?” What would you say?

This abortion pill regimen, also called a “medication or chemical abortion”, accounts for over 60% of abortions today, and it is often treated as a routine and safe procedure.

Some people have even compared it with taking Tylenol for a headache.

Abortion giant Planned Parenthood claims it’s even safer than Tylenol.

Is that a good comparison?

Dr. Christina Francis, Board Certified OB/GYN has the answer in this video below.

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Nation’s Largest Abortion Provider Renews Opposition to Hyde Amendment

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On Monday Planned Parenthood — the nation’s largest abortion provider — renewed calls for congress to end the Hyde Amendment and pass legislation paying for abortions with taxpayer funds.

The Hyde Amendment is a bipartisan budget provision that generally prevents taxpayer funds from being used to pay for abortions except in cases of rape or incest or when the mother’s life or physical health are in jeopardy. Without the Hyde Amendment, public funding could be used to pay for abortions for any reason.

The Hyde Amendment is a bipartisan compromise that has existed since the 1970s, but debate over the measure has escalated in recent years.

For example, in 2016 and 2020, Planned Parenthood began calling for the repeal of the Hyde Amendment.

As a U.S. Senator, President Biden supported the Hyde Amendment, but he reversed his position during his presidential campaign in 2019 and 2020.

In 2020 and 2021 liberals in Washington began pushing to propose a federal budget that would permit taxpayer-funded abortions.

Planned Parenthood’s statement on Monday called for Congress to end the Hyde Amendment and pass the EACH Act — a law that would pay for abortions with taxpayer funds.

Public opinion polling has shown time and again that Americans overwhelmingly oppose taxpayer-funded abortion.

Abortion ends the lives of unborn children. Repealing the Hyde Amendment would hurt women and unborn children, and it would be grossly out of step with will of everyday Americans.

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