Legislative Action Alert
Friday, February 20, 2009
ACTION ALERT
STATE FOCA BILL INTRODUCED
Now is the time to educate your representative, on the dangers of the Freedom Of Choice Act (FOCA) and urge them to vote "NO" on HB 2354. If Illinois should pass this bill, abortion would be enshrined as a right in Illinois. We would not be able to have any of the following protections:
1. Partial-birth abortion would be legal
2. There would be no conscience clause for health care workers in Illinois.
3. There would be no informed consent/waiting period.
4. There would be no parental involvement.
5. Taxpayers would pay for abortions.
6. Presently Illinois has a physician only for abortion law. That would be nullified, opening the doors for non-physician abortions.
FOCA states every woman has "a fundamental right" to have an abortion, and no Illinois government may deny or "interfere with" this right. Moreover, no government agency may "discriminate against the exercise of this right when regulating or providing "benefits, facilities, services, or information" to the public. In other words abortion may not be treated differently from live birth -- if a public program supports motherhood it must equally support abortion. FOCA endangers a wide range of laws enacted by the people and their elected Representatives over 35 years.
The time to Fight FOCA is now.
It is imperative that you contact your House representative and Senator and tell them that you are opposed to this radical bill.
Our representatives are meeting this week in Springfield to develop committees. As you know, every bill introduced needs a sponsor and a bill number. It is then assigned to a particular committee. This committee hears the bill and will vote to either kill the bill in committee, or pass it out of committee, to the floor of the House or Senate for a vote.
Now is the time to educate your senator and representative on FOCA....
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