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Arkansans Against Planned Parenthood

Arkansas Right to Life is launching a new statewide coalition, Arkansans Against Planned Parenthood (AAPP), to address the imminent dangers of the merger of Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma with Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, for the citizens, born and unborn, of Arkansas.

This coalition, led by Arkansas Right to Life, will invite all concerned pro-life citizens, churches, pastors, pro-life organizations and pro-family organizations to join in the education of the general public as to the plans of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland in Arkansas.

"We know from their past experience that their “plan” includes mega-clinics and the expansion of webcam abortions,” said Rose Mimms, executive director, “With this merger, we can look for this to happen in Arkansas."

In 1998 Arkansas Right to Life led the opposition that was successful in stopping Planned Parenthood from expanding services in North Little Rock after they received a $20,000 grant from the North Little Rock City Council. 

After enormous pro-life pressure the board rescinded the grant and Planned Parenthood abandoned their plan.

Ten years later, in 2008 Arkansas Right to Life conducted an educational campaign to stop Planned Parenthood from expanding services in Hot Springs after a Planned Parenthood action board called Choice Hot Springs organized and began aggressive programs in the Spa City.

Arkansans Against Planned Parenthood will work together to protect mothers, unborn children and families from the activities that Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has planned for Arkansas.

Arkansas Right to Life, the state’s oldest and largest pro-life organization,
is an affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee.

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