Is Planned Parenthood Opening an Abortion Facility in Rogers?

Above: The facility in Rogers that Planned Parenthood may have acquired. (Google Street View, Captured June 2019. Used in accordance with Fair Use).

On Wednesday afternoon Family Council learned that Planned Parenthood may have acquired a facility in Rogers, Arkansas.

Planned Parenthood operated an abortion facility in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for several years until its landlord reportedly opted not to renew the abortion giant’s lease in the summer of 2019.

Planned Parenthood initially issued statements saying it would reopen in the Northwest Arkansas area soon. However, the facility has remained closed ever since.

On Wednesday, Family Council learned that Planned Parenthood may have acquired a former medical clinic at 1222 West Poplar Street in Rogers.

According to records from the Benton County Assessor’s Office, the facility is owned by a company called 12 Redacre LLC. However, 12 Redacre LLC’s mailing address — 4401 W 109th St, STE 200, Overland Park, KS 66211 — matches the mailing address for the Planned Parenthood Great Plains regional affiliate office.

County tax records also indicate that 12 Redacre LLC listed Planned Parenthood’s address when it paid taxes on the property last April.

This would seem to indicate that Planned Parenthood is tied to 12 Redacre LLC — and to the facility in Rogers.

Because the facility is a former medical clinic, it stands to reason that it could be used as an abortion facility.

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider, and it has a long history of working in Arkansas.

The organization currently operates a chemical abortion facility in Little Rock.

The group’s political action committee has been active in recent legislative races.

Prior to 2015, Planned Parenthood received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the State of Arkansas via Medicaid.

And Planned Parenthood currently is working with the ACLU to block Arkansas from enforcing pro-life legislation that passed earlier this year.

Planned Parenthood’s PAC Shows No Activity in Arkansas, $15K+ In The Bank

On Tuesday Planned Parenthood’s political action committee for Arkansas — Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes Arkansas — filed it quarterly report with the Secretary of State’s office.

The report indicates that Planned Parenthood’s PAC did not receive any donations from April – June and conducted no activities in Arkansas during that time.

Planned Parenthood’s previous reports for 2021 showed no activity as well.

Political action committees donate money to candidates and political causes.

In 2020 Planned Parenthood Federation announced it would spend at least $45 million in an effort to unseat pro-life lawmakers and elect candidates who support abortion.

As part of that plan, the group used its PAC in Arkansas to support candidates for state and federal office.

Four of the candidates Planned Parenthood endorsed — Rep. Denise Ennet (D – Little Rock), Rep. Tippi McCullough (D – Little Rock), Sen. Clarke Tucker (D – Little Rock), and Rep. David Whitaker (D – Fayetteville) — won their elections.

The latest reports show Planned Parenthood’s PAC currently has $15,096.65 that it could use to impact elections in Arkansas in the future.

Planned Parenthood was among the most vocal opponents of pro-life legislation at the Arkansas Legislature this year. Despite their opposition, Arkansas’ lawmakers passed 14 good, pro-life laws. Those laws are slated to take effect later this month.  Arkansas is the most pro-life state in America. And public opinion polling shows Arkansans do not support abortion on demand.

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Planned Parenthood is Hiring in Bentonville

Last week we reported that Planned Parenthood posted a job listing for a Health Center Manager in Northwest Arkansas’ Bentonville area.

On Wednesday Planned Parenthood posted a second job listing in the Bentonville area — this time for a Reproductive Health Assistant.

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider. The group currently operates abortion facilities in Little Rock and Tulsa — both within driving distance of Northwest Arkansas.

Planned Parenthood operated an abortion facility for several years in Fayetteville. However, the facility closed in 2019 after its landlord reportedly opted not to renew the group’s lease.

Planned Parenthood has not released any new statements about its efforts to reopen in Northwest Arkansas. But the fact that the group is hiring staff in the Bentonville area raises questions about whether Planned Parenthood is in the process of putting a facility there.

You Can Find Planned Parenthood’s Latest Job Listings for Bentonville Here