{"id":304664,"date":"2024-01-05T10:37:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T16:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=304664"},"modified":"2024-01-04T17:12:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T23:12:48","slug":"arkansas-january-22-day-tears-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/arkansas-january-22-day-tears-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas declares January 22 ‘Day of Tears’ in memory of abortion victims"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a <\/span>proclamation<\/span><\/a> in December that officially declares January 22 as a \u201cDay of Tears in Arkansas\u201d in commemoration of all the preborn lives lost to abortion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The proclamation follows the passage of H.C.R 1007 in 2021, which declared that \u201cJanuary 22 should be recognized in perpetuity as the \u2018Day of Tears\u2019 in Arkansas.\u201d On this day, residents are encouraged to lower flags to half-staff to \u201cmourn the innocent unborn children who have lost their lives to abortion.\u201d January 22 marks the anniversary of <\/span>Roe v. Wade<\/span><\/i>, which passed in 1973 and which made abortion legal in the entire country before its overturn in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

The proclamation also reads: “I<\/span>n Act 310 of 2023 the 94th General Assembly estimated that during that time at least two hundred thirty-six thousand, two hundred forty-three (236,243) elective abortions occurred in this State [since Roe v. Wade], jeopardizing the health and safety of pregnant women and depriving these unborn children of their respective rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n