Pro-lifers at the event heard from different leaders in the state and community who oppose abortion.
The Rogers center opened last week, and Planned Parenthood has said that it hopes the 7,900 square foot facility will be licensed to perform abortions by the end of this year.
In the meantime, the nation’s largest abortion provider is offering abortion referrals at the location — but pro-lifers are on the move.
On September 14 many gathered throughout the day to pray and raise awareness about what Planned Parenthood is doing at the facility.
Pro-lifers will begin 40 Days for Life this Wednesday. This event will consist of 40 days of daily prayer outside Planned Parenthood’s facilities in Rogers and Little Rock.
On October 3, pro-lifers will participate in the annual Life Chain event outside Planned Parenthood.
Since Sunday, hundreds of pro-lifers have gathered at different times to pray and stand against abortion outside Planned Parenthood’s new facility in Rogers.
On Sunday an estimated 250 pro-lifers marched to the facility after church.
Planned Parenthood’s new facility in Northwest Arkansas opened for business on Tuesday.
Again, pro-lifers were present outside the location in shifts throughout the day, opposing abortion.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains has told news outlets that the Rogers facility isn’t licensed to do abortions yet, but hopes to be by the end of this year.
In the meantime, the facility is offering abortion referrals, family planning, and transgender services.
We know from experience that Planned Parenthood’s sex-education and family planning strategies simply do not work.
In the 1980s and 1990s, public officials in Arkansas promoted Planned Parenthood-style sex education. The programs failed to have a meaningful impact on teen pregnancy and abortion in Arkansas.
Even if family planning or comprehensive sex education were all Planned Parenthood had in mind for its facility in Rogers, there would be cause for concern.
Planned Parenthood operates chemical abortion facilities in Little Rock and in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Rogers facility could refer women to either of those locations for abortions.
Pro-lifers consistently prayed outside Planned Parenthood’s abortion center in Fayetteville for seven years — until the organization’s landlord opted not to renew Planned Parenthood’s lease in 2019.
Planned Parenthood is opening in Rogers, but pro-lifers are ready. The nation’s largest abortion provider says it eventually hopes to perform abortions at the new facility.