Panel will consider five proposed ‘monument to the unborn’ designs for Arkansas Capitol

By: Tess Vrbin

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 603

Last Updated: 2 days, 13 hours ago

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Images of an empty tomb, an enlarged fertilized egg and a horned figure lurking around a woman are among the proposals for a “monument to the unborn” advocated by abortion opponents on Arkansas Capitol grounds.

The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission is expected to consider five proposals at its April 7 meeting. Creating the monument to commemorate abortion in Arkansas during the era of Roe v. Wade is required by Act 310 of 2023, …

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