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Casten works to remove predecessor Henry Hyde’s prolife funding protection

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DC – Seven of Illinois' Democrat members of the U.S. House signed on last month to a measure that would destroy the prolife legacy of the late Congressman Henry Hyde (IL). In addition, Illinois' junior U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth helped introduce the EACH Woman Act that would force taxpayer funding of abortions on low income women with Medicaid health coverage. 

Pro-abortion Democrat Sean Casten now represents Illinois 6th Congressional District that Hyde represented from 1975 to his retirement in 2007, the same year he passed away. Casten's stinging rebuke of Hyde in his press release boasting the intention of the EACH Woman Act said, "The Hyde Amendment – named after anti-choice ideologue Henry Hyde who formerly represented the 6th District – has, since 1976, blocked the use of federal funding for abortion services."

Casten, along with six other Democrats from Illinois, seeks to reverse the destructive Hyde Amendment.

“For more than 40 years, the Hyde Amendment has interfered in women’s constitutionally protected right to make her own health decisions, putting the government between women and their doctors," Casten said. "As someone who represents the 6th District of Illinois, the same District once represented by Henry Hyde, I take particular pride in standing with the bill’s leaders Representatives Schakowsky, Lee, and DeGette  to say women’s rights are human rights.  For too long, anti-abortion politicians have thought they knew better than women and interfered in women’s health decisions and enough is enough." 

Casten's words provoked a sharp response from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee).

“For more than 40 years, the Hyde Amendment has protected millions of American taxpayers that object to paying for someone else’s decision to terminate a life out of the fray. As someone who represents the 6th District of Illinois, the same District once represented by Henry Hyde, Casten takes particular pride in standing with others to say taxpayer money is theirs to use as they see fit, even denying the preborn human rights. For too long, pro-choice politicians think they know better than millions of taxpayers, interfering with their objection to funding someone else’s 'health' decisions. Enough is enough."

Skillicorn continued, "The reality is that when politicians deny others access to taxpayer funding of abortion, preborn lives can be saved and low-income women, women of color, and young women who are preyed upon by the abortion industry may decide otherwise.  In fact, studies found that a woman who receives all of the information she is entitled to regarding the abortion procedure and an ultrasound to allow her to make an informed decision, over 90% choose life. We can no longer put up with politicians thinking they know better than taxpayers what is best for them. We must continue to support the Hyde Amendment and I am proud to stand with taxpayers on this issue so that every taxpayer can remain out of the choice someone else makes.”
 
The other Democrats from Illinois that signed onto H.R. 1692 are: 
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Prolife groups say that the measure won't become law as long as President Trump is in office, but it's important to know the long term agenda of these lawmakers.

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