From the Life Advocacy Briefing, written and published by former State Rep. Penny Pullen -
WHAT MAY BE THE FINAL SHOE has dropped in Illinois, a state which, in the 1970s and ’80s was among the leaders in pro-life state legislation. That was before the state’s Democratic Party made a massively lucrative “marriage” with a well-financed state abortion political action committee.
As the Democratic Party’s control of the legislature tightened in the past two decades, the abortion lobby blocked passage of any pro-life legislation, and when Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker took office in 2019, along with his party’s super-majority rule in both houses of the legislature, the abortion lobby went from defense to offense and secured repeal of many of the state’s limits on their industry.
In 2021, the abortion fanatics took on Illinois’ Parental Notification Act of 1995, and on Dec. 17, Mr. Pritzker signed the repeal of the law which had required abortionists to notify at least one parent of a minor seeking an abortion 48 hours before the deed was done. The Act takes effect Jan. 1, 2024. That delayed effective date elevates this issue in the 2022 Illinois election campaigns at the state legislative and gubernatorial levels.
Planned Parenthood thanked and praised the governor, of course. But Kenzie Dillow, reporting for WSIL-TV, quotes GOP State Sen. Terri Bryant, saying “she was saddened and angered by the governor’s decision. ‘The Governor has chosen to once again attack the rights of parents by signing a bill that essentially tells parents that they do not deserve to know about the health care of their children. Repealing this vital law will prevent parents from being able to provide the support these young girls need during the most difficult time in their life.
“‘The Governor and his allies continuously claim,’” asserted Sen. Bryant, quoted by Ms. Dillow, “‘that repealing the Parental Notice of Abortion Act would help protect victims of rape, incest and domestic abuse, but the reality is the opposite. The PNA has mechanisms built-in,’” she said, “‘that actually help to identify young girls who have been trafficked or abused.’”
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