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Arkansas lawmakers advance proposal to double state-funded pregnancy resource center grant • Arkansas Advocate

An Arkansas legislative panel on Thursday approved the doubling of a taxpayer-funded grant to support pregnancy resource centers, which are often religiously affiliated and discourage abortion while encouraging birth. Republican leaders statewide have held up pregnancy resource centers as critical since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022 and Arkansas subsequently […]

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Arkansas governor authorizes committee, strategic plan aimed at bolstering maternal health • Arkansas Advocate

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday announced a campaign aimed at improving maternal health in Arkansas. At a morning press conference, Sanders signed an executive order creating a committee, which includes some cabinet officials, that will formulate a “comprehensive statewide strategic health plan.” One of the goals of the plan will be to connect more […]

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Arkansas maternal health care landscape needs more coordination and teamwork, physicians say

Providers of prenatal and postpartum medical care in Arkansas need to better reach the general public and collaborate more with each other, elected officials and medical professionals agreed Wednesday at a roundtable discussion about maternal health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. U.S. Sen. John Boozman’s office coordinated the discussion between him, U.S. […]

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Arkansas state and medical leaders address maternal health crisis to prevent deaths

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas state leaders met with state healthcare leaders on Wednesday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to discuss maternal healthcare. According to a study from the Arkansas Department of Health, the Arkansas Maternal Mortality Review Committee found that 92% of maternal deaths from 2018-2020 were ‘potentially preventable’. The […]

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If Arkansas claims to protect life, it needs to do more for mothers and infants

Public officials and journalists use the word “crisis” a lot, sometimes when a situation is less than critical. But when it comes to the state of maternal health in Arkansas, “crisis” seems a mild term. The statistics on maternal deaths certainly paint a dire picture, and a new report last week added to the sense […]

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Arkansas pregnancy centers seek help with advertising, material needs from $1M state grant

Twenty-one pregnancy resource centers throughout Arkansas have applied for a taxpayer funds to bolster services for the second year in a row. The $1 million grant program will provide financial support to the centers, sometimes called “crisis pregnancy centers” and often religiously affiliated. Adoption agencies and maternity care homes are also eligible for the grant, […]

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A panel of Arkansas experts says abortion law makes pregnancy riskier

A Northwest Arkansas doctor is recommending that residents move out of state if they want to get pregnant. What’s happening: A panel of experts on Tuesday said the wording of Arkansas’ newly enacted abortion law puts physicians and hospitals in tough positions and pregnant people at a higher risk of health complications and death. The […]

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State of Arkansas directs $1 million in state funds for pregnancy centers

HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) – Sixteen Arkansas pregnancy resource centers have applied for a share of $1 million in state funding. Pregnancy resource centers are nonprofit organizations that educate women about alternatives to abortion and provide free pregnancy tests, medical referrals, and infant supplies. In Harrison, Informed Choices Women’s Center of the Ozarks is a provider […]

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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces maternal health initiatives

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday that he’s asking the federal government for money to expand programs geared toward maternal and infant health. State of play: Arkansas has the highest known rate of maternal mortality (pregnancy-related deaths) in the U.S., about double the national average of states with available data, according to the CDC. What’s […]

Alabama

Alabama AG joins coalition to issue stern warning to Google | Alabama | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

(The Center Square) – A stern warning has been issued to one tech company regarding the internet, Alabama Republican Attorney General Steve Marshall said. The state’s top law enforcement official has notified Google, telling the tech giant to not block or remove crisis pregnancy centers in the state from online searches for abortion services. Marshall […]