From Abortion By Mail to EFA Hearings to Gambling Legislation, Here’s a Look Back at the Week

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Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top stories from Family Council and our friends:

From Family Council

💊 Family Council Launches Grassroots Effort Urging Trump Administration to End Mail-Order Abortion Drugs. On Thursday, Family Council launched a grassroots effort calling on the Trump administration and members of Congress to end former President Joe Biden’s dangerous mail-order abortion policies and restore the in-person doctor’s visit requirement that must be met before a woman can obtain chemical abortion drugs. Keep Reading.

🏛️ Lawmakers to Hold Hearing on EFA Rules Monday. Lawmakers on the Administrative Rules Subcommittee will hold a hearing to discuss new Educational Freedom Account rules in Little Rock this Monday, June 15. The meeting will be open to the public, and homeschoolers may have an opportunity to testify at the meeting. Keep Reading.

📜 Here is an Overview of Some of the Concerns Homeschoolers Have Raised About New EFA Rules. Since late last year, homeschoolers have expressed concerns about the new rules again and again to the Department of Education and other policymakers. Here are a few examples of the concerns that homeschoolers, our organization, and others have raised about the rules. Keep Reading.

💍 Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Declares June “Fidelity Month.” Learn More.

💵 Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan Proposal to Investigate Harm Caused by Sports Betting. Last week, Congressmen Blake Moore (R-UT) and Dan Goldman (D-NY) introduced the bipartisan Gambling Disorder Health Study Act. The proposal would direct the federal government to conduct a comprehensive, long-term investigation into gambling disorder and evaluate “prevention, treatment, and intervention strategies.” Keep Reading.

🪝 Children, Teens Getting Hooked on Gambling. Researchers and news outlets are sounding the alarm over concerns about kids getting hooked on sports betting. Keep Reading.

🧠 Study Shows Marijuana May Interfere with Adolescent Brain Development. In a study published by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers from Bradley Hospital in Rhode Island found marijuana use during adolescence is linked to differences in brain regions related to motivation and reward. Experts say the brain is more sensitive to the effects of marijuana during teenage development, which raises serious concerns about the long term effects of using marijuana during adolescence. Keep Reading.

🏆 Biological Male Wins Girls Shot Put Championship in West Virginia. A biological male recently won first place in the girls shot put at a West Virginia state track and field championship — beating the second-place finisher by more than two feet. Keep Reading.

📉 Why is Support for Same-Sex Marriage and Other Pro-LGBT Issues Falling? For years, survey data indicated a growing share of Americans were pro-LGBT and supported same-sex marriage. That trend seemed to culminate in 2015 when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned state marriage laws nationwide with its Obergefell v. Hodges decision. But since 2024, polling data has showed a drop in support for same-sex marriage. Keep Reading.

🏫 LifeWise Academy Expands Rapidly Across Arkansas in 2025-26 School Year, Serving Hundreds of Students. In Arkansas, LifeWise currently serves approximately 1,260 students with 12 live programs in 16 schools, reflecting significant year-over-year growth as more families see the significant benefits of released time religious instruction. Keep Reading.

💉 Guest Column: The Slippery Slope Keeps Slipping. Back in April, a reckless assisted suicide bill looked like it was going to pass and be made British law. Instead, it was shut down by the House of Lords. Then, in May, the Irish parliament rejected an expanded abortion bill by a vote of 85-30. On this side of the Atlantic, things are headed in the opposite direction. Keep Reading.

🧱 President Reagan: “Tear Down This Wall.” On June 12, 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan visited the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. There he famously delivered a speech calling on Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.” Watch the Video.

From Our Friends

Yes, Gay ‘Pride Month’ Most Certainly IS After Our Kids. From Daily Citizen.

When mob action is overlooked, you get more mob action. From American Family News.

Why Do Americans Oppose Suicide But Support Assisted Suicide? From LifeNews.

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President Reagan: “Tear Down This Wall”

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Thirty-nine years ago, the United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a Cold War, and eastern Europe sat under communist oppression behind walls and barbed wire.

But on June 12, 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan visited the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. There he famously delivered a speech calling on Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.”

Two years later the Berlin Wall came down, reuniting Germany and breaking the Soviet Union’s grip on the country.

Today a panel of the Berlin Wall is actually on display at a park in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

In March, Rasmussen reported that support for capitalism has declined since 2023, and a growing share of likely voters now say socialism is better. On the whole, most Americans still favor free markets — but that support has dwindled.

President Reagan’s famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate is a reminder that socialism is tyranny — and that it always fails.

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Family Council Launches Grassroots Effort Urging Trump Administration to End Mail-Order Abortion Drugs

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Thursday, June 11, 2026

Little Rock, Ark. — On Thursday, Family Council launched a grassroots effort calling on the Trump administration and members of Congress to end former President Joe Biden’s dangerous mail-order abortion policies and restore the in-person doctor’s visit requirement that must be met before a woman can obtain chemical abortion drugs.

In a statement, Family Council President Jerry Cox said, “This is a women’s health issue. Abortionists in other states are shipping abortion pills into communities in Arkansas in violation of state law and with no medical oversight. We are urging Arkansans to contact the Trump administration and their members of Congress this week, and ask that federal officials reinstate the medical safeguards that the Biden administration removed. Arkansans can learn more at abortioncrimebymail.com.”

Cox said two-thirds of Americans believe abortion pills need to be restricted, saying, “A recent Federalist poll found that 67 percent of likely voters support reinstating the in-person doctor’s visit requirement for abortion pills — including 63 percent of Democrats and 72 percent of Republicans. This is plain common sense, and Americans across the political spectrum agree.”

Cox said recent criminal cases show what happens when abortion pills can be ordered online and shipped to any mailbox with no medical gatekeeper. “We’ve seen cases in Ohio, Texas, and Louisiana where abortion drugs were ordered online and then either given to women secretly without their knowledge or consent or where women were coerced into taking the abortion drugs. Last year, the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 485 clarifying that it is a crime to secretly give a pregnant woman abortion-inducing drugs without her knowledge or consent. The federal government’s current policy of allowing abortion drugs by mail puts women at risk, and it undermines good state laws like Arkansas Act 485 that are designed to protect women. This needs to change. That’s why we are calling on our federal leaders to reverse the Biden administration’s abortion drug policies, and we are working with our friends across the state to help them contact their congressional leaders as well. Arkansans can learn more at abortioncrimebymail.com.”

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