Our friends at the Center for Christian Virtue recently released a video highlighting the dangers of mail-order abortion drugs — and what Americans can do to stop them.
Arkansas law generally prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother, and it is a crime for an abortionist to mail abortion drugs like RU-486 into the state. But under President Biden, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration loosened its safety protocols to allow mail-order abortion drugs. Pro-abortion states have also enacted “shield laws” for abortionists who mail abortion drugs into states like Arkansas. To make matters worse, the U.S. Department of Justice has opposed federal court cases from pro-lifers who want to to stop mail-order abortion.
All of this has created a dangerous industry of abortion-by-mail both in Arkansas and across the nation. Anyone, anywhere, at any time can order the abortion pill online. A doctor isn’t required to be present. That’s not healthcare. That’s dangerous.
In June, Family Council launched a grassroots effort in Arkansas calling on the Trump administration to end former President Joe Biden’s dangerous mail-order abortion policies. Arkansans can join that grassroots effort by visiting abortioncrimebymail.com.
A recent Federalist poll found that 67% of likely voters support reinstating the in-person doctor’s visit requirement for abortion pills — including 63% of Democrats and 72% of Republicans. This is plain common sense, and Americans across the political spectrum agree.
Abortion drugs are dangerous. They hurt women, and they kill unborn children. The federal government needs to recognize that fact and let states like Arkansas enforce their laws against mail-order abortion.
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The State of Arkansas awarded more than $1.7 million to pregnancy resource centers during the 2026 fiscal year, according to the State’s transparency website.
Since 2022, Arkansas law has generally prohibited abortion except to save the life of the mother, and public health data shows that thousands of children are alive today thanks to the state’s many pro-life laws. But women with unplanned pregnancies still need help. That’s why Arkansas has appropriated millions of dollars to charities that support women and families with unplanned pregnancies.
Arkansas’ financial records show the State awarded a total of $1,735,585 in grants to more than three dozen different pregnancy help organizations before the 2026 fiscal year ended on June 30.
Last spring the Arkansas Legislature voted to increase its grant funding for pregnancy help organizations to $3.5 million for the 2027 fiscal year. That means even more grant money could go to organizations that are saving lives in Arkansas between now and next summer.
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Family Council outlined a three-part plan for eliminating abortion:
Encourage the Enforcement of Existing Pro-Life Laws
Work With Members of the General Assembly to Pass Any Additional Laws Necessary to End Abortion
Expand Our Efforts to Assist Pregnancy Help Organizations
Providing publicly funded grants for pregnancy resource centers is a major part of that plan, and we deeply appreciate the Arkansas Legislature and the governor for their commitment to supporting these good organizations.
