National anti-abortion group names Arkansas as nation’s ‘most pro-life state’ for seventh consecutive year
In front of a small but enthusiastic crowd at a news conference Wednesday, anti-abortion organization Americans United for Life announced it will name Arkansas "the most pro-life state" in the nation for the seventh year in a row. Sarah Zagorski, a spokeswoman for the organization, was joined by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and other anti-abortion leaders for the announcement in Alexander at New Beginnings Pregnancy Center -- a new facility set to open in a few days. Zagorski presented the award to Jerry Cox, president of the Little Rock-based Arkansas Family Council, one of a nationwide network of state "councils" affiliated with Focus on the Family, a national conservative Christian organization. Cox praised fellow abortion opponents for "weaving pro-life threads into the fabric of the culture in Arkansas," and state lawmakers for making sure those threads are "woven into laws" that…