TX: Pro-Life Prayer Volunteers Attacked With Molotov Cocktail

Pro-life advocates in Texas report they were assaulted by a woman with an incendiary device on Monday night.

According to LifeSiteNews.com,

“Eyewitnesses say Melanie Maria Toney, 52, threw the explosive out of her car window at pro-life advocates as they prayed as part of the 40 Days for Life vigil, but they were able to stomp out the fire before the bottle exploded.

“The Central Texas Coalition for Life reported the attack – and the fact that the woman had been arrested – last night. Toney has been charged with aggravated assault.”

The article states the woman allegedly hurled a Molotov cocktail at a group of volunteers outside an abortion clinic; the group was praying as part of 40 Days for Life, a prayer campaign underway right now.

You can read more about this story here and here.

Land Bid May Bring Indian Gaming to Central Arkansas

The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma has applied with the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs to have a 160-acre plot of land near the Little Rock Port Authority placed in a trust by the United States for tribal use, according to various news sources.

The Quapaw Tribe has owned the land for about two years. Its application with the Bureau of Indian Affairs would change the designation of the land and significantly affect local regulation and control of the property.

The federal government recognizes multiple types of tribal lands. Typically, these lands are held in “trust” by the federal government. Indian reservations are one example of this federal “trust” system: The federal government, technically, owns the lands, but they are designated for tribal use.

The laws and regulations are a little difficult to navigate, but under federal law, tribes may conduct gambling operations on many of these tribal lands held in trust by the federal government.

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Governor Hutchinson Signs Pro-Life Bill

We have just learned that last Friday Governor Hutchinson signed House Bill 1394 by Rep. Charlene Fite.

This good, pro-life bill requires drug-induced abortions be performed in accordance with FDA protocols.

Right now drug regimens like RU-486 are not being done according to the methods approved by the FDA. This means drug-induced abortions are performed later in pregnancy than the FDA protocols allow; evidence also suggests failing to follow FDA protocols carries serious health risks for women undergoing drug-induced abortions.

H.B. 1394 ensures abortion-providers adhere to the FDA protocols. It will also help curtail the expansion of drug-induced abortion in Arkansas and potentially will save the lives of unborn children.

You may call the governor’s office to thank Gov. Hutchinson for signing this bill at (501) 682-2345.