(Arkansas Family Council) 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.
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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.
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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.
Arkansas isn’t the only one awarding grants to pro-life charities. A growing number of states provide pregnancy help organizations with public funding, because they give women real options besides abortion.
Click HERE for a list of pregnancy help organizations and the amount of grant funding each received from the State of Arkansas during the 2026 fiscal year.
Editor's note: This article was published by Arkansas Family Council and is reprinted with permission. Articles appearing on the Arkansas Family Counsil website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.
