Posted on 09/12/2019 12:59:00 PM PDT by Morgana
It hasn't been a good year for anti-abortion activists in Illinois.
While other states across the Midwest and South were busy passing abortion bans this spring, Illinois went the other direction. Over Memorial Day weekend, lawmakers in Springfield passed the "Reproductive Health Act," a more than 100-page piece of legislation that expands access to abortion and codifies the procedure into law as a "fundamental right." When Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the legislation on June 12, he said the abortion protections in the law made the state a "national leader in protecting reproductive rights."
Not everyone is happy about that. Mary Kate Knorr, the executive director for Illinois Right to Life, told CBS News that she's "disgusted" by the new laws and that they've made Illinois the "abortion capital of the Midwest."
That's why she's embarking on an over 20-event tour of intimate, fireside chats around the state. She's hoping to unify and strengthen activists who oppose abortion in Illinois and ultimately repeal the law.
At the inaugural event Wednesday evening, Knorr spoke to a crowd of 60 or 70 at a church an hour outside Chicago, explaining her interpretation of the Reproductive Health Act. One provision of the new law repeals the state's formal parental notification requirement for minors seeking an abortion; now, those under the age of 18 will able to obtain the procedure without their parents' knowledge, a detail that shocked many in the room.
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The porcine, trust-fund baby governor stated publicly that he intends to make Illinois the abortion capitol of the world.
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