Thu Oct 14, 2021 – 1:10 pm EDT
MARIANNA, Arkansas (LifeSiteNews) — A predominantly black Arkansas town recently passed a resolution to become a “Pro-Life City.
“It is the policy of the City of Marianna to promote and protect the dignity and humanity of all persons at all stages of life from conception until natural death,” the city council for the Arkansas town said in a resolution passed Tuesday. “The City of Marianna declares itself to be a Pro-Life City,” the resolution said, according to a copy of the language posted by the Arkansas Family Council.
The town is nearly 80% African-American, showing that ending abortion is an issue of concern for racial minorities, too.
The resolution does not allow the city to shut down abortion facilities or simply ban abortion, like other places have done, but it does send a message about the values of Marianna.
It also draws on founding documents and state law to explain its support for the dignity of human life.
“[T]he Declaration of Independence declares that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, including the right to life,” the resolution
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