Report Shows 40 Women in Arkansas Experienced Complications from RU-486 in 2020

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Above: Planned Parenthood’s abortion facility in Little Rock.

On Wednesday the Arkansas Department of Health released its 2020 abortion reports.

Among other things, the Health Department’s documents revealed there were 40 reports of women who experienced complications from the RU-486 abortion drug last year.

The reports do not indicate what specific complications these 40 women experienced from RU-486.

Chemical abortion drugs carry a number of risks and consequences. That’s part of the reason why the Arkansas Legislature passed new restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs during the most recent legislative session.

Act 560 of 2021 by Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R – Springdale) and Sen. Scott Flippo (R – Mountain Home) outlines the informed-consent process for chemical abortion. This will help ensure women get all the facts about chemical abortion — including its risks, consequences, and pro-life alternatives.

Act 562 of 2021 by Rep. Sonia Barker (R – Smackover) and Sen. Blake Johnson (R – Corning) updates Arkansas’ restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs like RU-486. Among other things, it outlines requirements that abortionists must follow in administering abortion-inducing drugs, and it prohibits abortion drugs from being delivered by mail in Arkansas.

Together, these laws will protect women — and unborn children — from dangerous abortion drugs like RU-486.

Act 560 and Act 562 both passed with strong support in the Arkansas Legislature. These latest reports from the Arkansas Department of Health just go to show that our legislators were right to pass these good, pro-life laws.

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Abortion in Arkansas Remains Near Historic Lows

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Little Rock, Ark. — On Wednesday the Arkansas Department of Health released its annual reports on the number of abortions performed in the state.

The report shows that 3,154 abortions occurred in Arkansas in 2020.

Family Council President Jerry Cox released a statement saying, “Abortion in Arkansas is near historic lows. Abortion in Arkansas hasn’t been this low since the late 1970s, and Arkansas is the most pro-life state in America according to Americans United for Life. Arkansans are winning the fight against abortion.”

Cox noted that teen abortion remained at an all time low in 2020. “In the 1990s teenagers were among those who were most likely to have an abortion. Today they are some of the least likely to have one. The number of abortions performed in Arkansas has been cut in half since 1991. Overall, the state’s abortion rate has plummeted. That’s all really great news.”

Cox said the reports also show Arkansas’ informed-consent laws have helped women choose options besides abortion. “Arkansas has one of the best informed-consent laws in America. It requires abortionists to give women all the facts about abortion up front, including abortion’s risks, consequences, and alternatives. They also have to give women plenty of time to consider all options before making a final decision. We estimate from these reports that between 500 and 600 women chose not to have abortions last year after receiving this information.”

Cox praised the Arkansas Legislature for enacting good legislation that protects unborn children. “Arkansas’ lawmakers have passed some of the best pro-life laws in the country. Governor Hutchinson has signed every pro-life law that has come across his desk, and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has defended them in court. This year the state passed several laws that will protect unborn children and give our courts an opportunity to overturn bad decisions like Roe v. Wade. These latest reports simply show that we are winning the fight against abortion in our state.”

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President Biden’s $6 Trillion Budget Would Fund Abortions With Taxpayer Dollars

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Recently President Biden rolled out a proposed budget with a hefty $6 trillion price tag.

However, the budget proposal does not include the traditional Hyde Amendment rider.

The Hyde Amendment is a bipartisan budget provision. It’s been on every federal budget since 1976.

It generally prevents Americans from being forced to subsidize abortions with their tax dollars, except in cases of rape or incest or when the mother’s life or physical health are in jeopardy.

Without the Hyde Amendment, federal funds could be used to pay for elective abortions. That’s why it’s so significant that President Biden’s budget doesn’t include its language.

The debate over the Hyde Amendment has escalated over the past few years.

As a U.S. Senator, President Biden supported the Hyde Amendment. However he reversed his position in 2019 amid the presidential election.

In 2020 liberals in Washington began pushing to propose a federal budget that would permit taxpayer-funded abortion.

Now the president’s proposed budget does not contain the traditional Hyde Amendment language — which would open the door to publicly funded abortion in America.

Public opinion polling shows Americans overwhelmingly oppose paying for abortions with taxpayer dollars. According to Gallup, most Americans believe abortion should be completely illegal or legal only in a few cases.

Arkansas’ U.S. Senators and Congressmen recently signed a letter opposing taxpayer-funded abortion.

Even the Obama Administration — which was not pro-life by any means — did not try to abolish the Hyde Amendment. In fact, President Obama signed an executive order in 2010 applying the Hyde Amendment to the Affordable Care Act to address concerns about public funding of abortion under Obamacare.

Pro-abortion groups have said many times, “If you don’t like abortion, don’t have one.”

But without the Hyde Amendment, even if you don’t like abortion and you don’t have an abortion, you could still be forced to pay for an abortion with your taxes.

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