Tag: Pro-Life Cities

Carroll County Passes Pro-Life Resolution: One in Five Counties in Arkansas are Now Pro-Life

On Monday the Carrol County Quorum Court passed a resolution affirming that the county is Pro-Life.

Monday’s vote means that one out of every five counties in Arkansas has passed a Pro-Life resolution.

Act 392 of 2021 by Rep. Kendon Underwood (R – Cave Springs) and Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch) affirms that cities and counties can designate themselves as Pro-Life.

Act 392 also says that Pro-Life Communities can install signs or banners announcing that they are Pro-Life.

Since Act 392 was enacted last year, 15 counties have passed resolutions recognizing unborn children and affirming that they are Pro-Life, and several cities and towns have as well.

To date, Washington, Benton, Crawford, Cleburne, Pope, Jackson, Saline, Faulkner, Perry, Sebastian, Lee, White, Prairie, and Searcy counties have adopted Pro-Life resolutions — and so have the cities and towns of Marianna, Russellville, Springdale, LaGrange, Moro, Aubrey, Haynes, and Marshall.

Polling in Arkansas has shown time and again that Arkansans oppose abortion on demand.

Most Arkansans believe abortion ought to be either completely illegal or legal only under certain circumstances. In light of that, it makes sense that so many communities in Arkansas would vote to affirm that they are Pro-Life.

Look for other cities and counties pass Pro-Life resolutions in the coming months!

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Searcy County Passes Pro-Life Resolution

On February 14 the Searcy County Quorum Court passed a resolution affirming the county is Pro-Life.

Searcy County is Arkansas’ fourteenth Pro-Life County.

Act 392 of 2021 by Rep. Kendon Underwood (R – Cave Springs) and Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch) affirms that cities and counties can designate themselves as Pro-Life.

Act 392 also makes it clear that Pro-Life Communities can install signs or banners announcing that they are Pro-Life.

Since Act 392 was enacted last year, Arkansas has seen a rapid expansion of Pro-Life Cities and Counties across the state.

Washington, Benton, Crawford, Cleburne, Pope, Jackson, Saline, Faulkner, Perry, Sebastian, Lee, White, and Prairie counties have adopted Pro-Life resolutions — and so have cities and towns like Marianna, Russellville, Springdale, LaGrange, Moro, Aubrey, Haynes, and Marshall.

Public opinion polling has shown time and again that the vast majority of Arkansans believe abortion ought to be either completely illegal or legal only under certain circumstances. It makes sense that so many communities in Arkansas would vote to affirm that they are Pro-Life.

Look for other cities and counties pass their own Pro-Life resolutions in the coming months!

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City of Marshall Passes Resolution, Affirms It Is Pro-Life

On Tuesday the City of Marshall, Arkansas, passed a resolution affirming that it is pro-life.

Marshall joins a growing list of Pro-Life Cities and Counties in Arkansas.

Act 392 of 2021 by Rep. Kendon Underwood (R – Cave Springs) and Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch) affirms that cities and counties can designate themselves as Pro-Life.

Act 392 also makes it clear that Pro-Life Communities can install signs or banners announcing that they are Pro-Life.

Since Act 392 was enacted last year, Arkansas has seen a rapid expansion of Pro-Life Cities and Counties across the state.

Washington, Benton, Crawford, Cleburne, Pope, Jackson, Saline, Faulkner, Perry, Sebastian, Lee, White, and Prairie counties have adopted Pro-Life resolutions — and so have Marianna, Russellville, Springdale, LaGrange, Moro, Aubrey, and Haynes.

In 1977 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its Poelker v. Doe decision that communities can adopt pro-life resolutions and policies.

Marshall’s Pro-Life Resolution says,

WHEREAS, the Declaration of Independence declares that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, including the right to life; and

WHEREAS, Amendment 68 to the Arkansas Constitution states that the policy of the State of Arkansas is to protect the life of every unborn child from conception until birth; and

WHEREAS, it is the duty of state and local governments to protect the unalienable right to life of every person within their respective jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court stated in Poelker v. Doe, 432 U.S. 519 (1977), that the United States Constitution does not forbid a municipality, pursuant to democratic processes, from expressing a preference for normal childbirth instead of abortion;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Marshall, Arkansas:

Section 1: It is the policy of the City of Marshall to promote and protect the dignity and humanity of all persons at all stages of life from conception until natural death.

Section 2: The City of Marshall declares itself to be a Pro-Life County.

We know from public opinion polling that the vast majority of Arkansans believe abortion ought to be either completely illegal or legal only under certain circumstances. With that in mind, it makes sense that communities in Arkansas would vote to affirm that they are Pro-Life.

Stay tuned as other cities and counties pass their own resolutions declaring that they are Pro-Life!

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