November 2, 2021
Two Nations Join Pro-Life Declaration Abandoned by Biden
ERA-Supporters Push Biden Admin to Pretend the ERA is Law
According to many pundits, the ERA could be interpreted to create a constitutional right to abortion. This would stand even if the reasoning behind Roe v. Wade was overturned.
The ERA expired in 1979 when three-fourths of the states did not ratify the amendment before the expiration date outlined in its language. Despite this, the states of Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia all voted to ratify the amendment after the deadline. Now, even though federal judges have ruled that the ERA's ratification deadline still applies, pro-ERA politicians are pressuring the Biden administration to enforce the ERA as though it is a part of the Constitution.
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), the chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, sent letters to President Biden and the Archivist of the United States urging them to “to certify and publish ERA [as part of the Constitution] without further delay.”
“Congresswoman Maloney’s demands simply ignore the holdings of federal Judge Rudolph Contreras, appointed by President Obama, who in March 2021 ruled that the ERA ratification deadline was effective, that it would have been ‘absurd’ for the Archivist to ignore the deadline, and that the ERA-related legislative actions by Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia came too late to count,” said Douglas Johnson, director of the National Right to Life Committee's ERA Project.
Judge Contreras’ ruling is now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
November 1, 2021
Bill Infringing on Conscience Rights Passes, TEXAS Act Does Not
SB 1169 would amend the Health Care Right of Conscience Act to specifically prevent Illinoisans from using it to receive exemptions related to COVID-19. This is problematic for pro-life Illinoisans who take issue with the fact that all currently available COVID-19 vaccines used a line of stem cells harvested from aborted babies in their development and/or production.
The TEXAS Act would have given individuals the ability to sue those who cause "unintended pregnancy" for $10,000. If they win the lawsuit, $5,000 would have been awarded to the person who filed the lawsuit, and $5,000 would have been added to a fund to transport women to Illinois from other states for abortions. At least for now, Illinoisans don't have to worry about the TEXAS Act being used to fund abortions.
JB Pritzker's signature is the only remaining requirement to repeal parental notice and pass SB1169.
October 29, 2021
Illinois General Assembly Repeals Parental Notice
The Parental Notice of Abortion Act requires that a parent or guardian be notified 48 hours before a minor girl has an abortion. This provides parents with the ability to speak with their daughters about the permanent decision of abortion. Simultaneously, it protects young girls from sex trafficking by preventing pimps from using abortion to hide their crimes from parents.
By voting to repeal Parental Notice, the Illinois General Assembly is making it more difficult for parents to be involved in the lives of their children. The repeal enables young girls to make the impulsive and destructive decision of abortion during a stressful situation. Parents will be uninformed of what is happening and will be unable to provide counsel to their daughters. Traffickers and rapists will be more empowered to commit their crimes without fear of parents filing police reports.
HB 370, if signed into law by Gov. Pritzker, will only create discord, crime, and death in the state of Illinois.
October 28, 2021
Illinois House of Representatives Votes to Remove Right of Conscience for COVID Vaccine Exemptions
All currently approved COVID-19 vaccines used lines of stem cells originally harvested from aborted babies in their development or production. Because of this, many Americans are using their strongly held beliefs regarding the sanctity of life to apply for exemptions from vaccine mandates. Illinois's Right of Conscience Act, in addition to religious protections offered by the Constitution, has helped many pro-life Illinoisans defend their religious beliefs to obtain exemptions. If SB1169 is passed into law, that will no longer be the case.
As described on the Illinois General Assembly website, SB1169 was originally introduced in February to amend an unrelated law. After the first and second readings occurred, Representatives began introducing amendments to SB1169 that completely changed the content of the bill. House Floor Amendment No. 3 creates a clause at the end of the Right of Conscience Act that specifically prevents Illinoisans from using it to protect themselves from vaccine mandates.
Amendment 3 reads that it is not a violation of the Right of Conscience Act "for any person or public official, or for any public or private association, agency, corporation, entity, institution, or employer" to enforce mandates "intended to prevent contraction or transmission of COVID-19 or any pathogens that result in COVID-19 or any of its subsequent iterations."
The bill as amended passed the House by a vote of 64-52, with two Representatives voting present.
SB1169 will return to the Senate for another vote. If passed, it will be sent to Gov. Pritzker for signature.
The Right of Conscience Act has also been used by pro-life pregnancy centers to protect them from being forced to refer women for abortions. If this exception to the Right of Conscience Act is allowed now, pro-abortion politicians could easily come back in the future to create another exception targeting these clinics.
Please call your Senators and tell them to oppose SB1169! To find your representatives and their contact information, go to the link below and enter your address:
https://elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/DistrictLocator/AddressFinder.aspx?T=637521112697456199
12 States File Lawsuit Against Biden Admin Over Taxpayer Abortion Funding
October 27, 2021
Alert! Bill to Repeal PNA Passes Senate. Call Your Representatives!
On Tuesday, Oct. 26, Sen. Elgie Sims introduced Amendment 1 to HB370. This bill was designed to deal with a loophole related to the appointment of guardians, but Amendment 1 tacked on new language that would repeal PNA. All on the same night, the amendment went through the Senate Assignments Committee, the Senate Executive Committee, and the full Senate floor.
The Parental Notice of Abortion Act requires that a parent or guardian be notified 48 hours before a minor girl has an abortion. This provides parents with the ability to speak with their daughters about the permanent decision of abortion. Simultaneously, it protects young girls from sex trafficking by preventing pimps from using abortion to hide their crimes from parents.
The amendment passed the Executive Committee by a vote of 9-6, with one member voting present.
HB370 with the amendment included passed the full Senate by a vote of 32-22.
The normally slow wheels of government are moving unusually fast to force the repeal of PNA during the final three days of the fall veto session. Please call your representatives and tell them to vote against HB370 and the repeal of PNA.
To find your representatives and their contact information, go to the link below and enter your address:
https://elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/DistrictLocator/AddressFinder.aspx?T=637521112697456199
Arizona Judge Refuses to Stay Injunction Against Discriminatory Abortion Ban
October 26, 2021
Supreme Court Decides to Leave Texas Heartbeat Act in Place During Arguments
October 25, 2021
Pro-Life Illinois Senators Call on General Assembly to Protect Parental Rights
“This is an issue about parental rights, and whether you believe it is acceptable to keep parents in the dark about a very serious healthcare decision being made by their child. As a mother of two daughters, I strongly believe it is a parent’s right to be made aware of their daughter’s health and their healthcare decisions. If parents are left in the dark, we will not be able to provide them with the support and care during one of their most difficult times in their life. That is why I intend to stand up for every parent in Illinois and fight against any attempt to erode the Parental Notice of Abortion Act.”
“Every parent or guardian has the responsibility to provide for the physical and mental health, and safety, of their children. Most parents have had to write a note or make a phone call to their child’s school to allow basic medications like ibuprofen or aspirin to be taken at school. If we take such care in situations like that, how do we justify doing away with parental notification of abortions? A pregnant 14-year-old girl does not have the emotional maturity to deal with all the implications of her difficult decision, which could have lifelong consequences no matter what choice she makes.”
“There are avenues for young women to pursue if they feel unsafe with having a parent informed of their decision. Any attempt to repeal parental notification is a direct attack on parental rights. Being a mother and a grandmother, I refuse to allow Democrat lawmakers to tie the hands of parents, allowing children to undergo a serious medical procedure without the guidance and support of a parent.”
Sen. Turner pointed out that PNA not only empowers parents to be present during an important moment in their daughters' lives, but it also protects young girls from the dangers of sex trafficking.
“Under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act, any facility conducting an abortion for a minor must notify their parent or legal guardian in advance of that procedure. Sex trafficking experts believe this notification process is a vital step in identifying potential victims who have gone under the radar. If we vote to repeal this Act, we make it easier for sexual predators and sex traffickers to abuse the children of our state.”
Illinois Legislators to Consider Bill Fining Anyone Causing "unintended pregnancy"
Illinois State Rep. Kelly Cassidy introduced HB4146, known as “The EXpanding Abortion Services” (Texas) Act on Sept. 14. The law would penalize anyone who causes an unintended pregnancy, regardless of consent. The law mimics the enforcement mechanism of Texas's Heartbeat Act by empowering individuals to file lawsuits against anyone who “commits an act of sexual assault or domestic abuse or causes an unintended pregnancy, regardless of circumstances; knowingly engages in conduct that aids or abets a sexual assault or domestic abuse or causes an unintended pregnancy, regardless of circumstances; or intends to engage in that act or conduct.”
HB4146 would require violators to pay $10,000 fines. Half of that amount would be awarded to the individual who filed the lawsuit, and the other half would be put in a state-managed fund to assist women traveling to Illinois for abortions.
Pro-abortion legislators will have the opportunity to pass this bill this week on the final days of the fall veto session: Oct. 26-28. Make sure to call your legislators and tell them to oppose HB4146. To find your legislators and their contact information, enter your address at the link below:
https://elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/DistrictLocator/AddressFinder.aspx?T=637521112697456199
October 22, 2021
Make Your Voice Heard! Come to the Capitol and Tell Legislators to Keep PNA!
Hyde and Weldon Amendments Absent from Senate Appropriations Bill
Montana AG Appeals Injunction Against Three Pro-Life Laws
The three laws were originally set to go into effect on Oct. 1. The Montana Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act prohibits the abortion of children who have reached 20 weeks gestation. Another bill requires abortionists to offer women the opportunity to view an ultrasound before having an abortion. The third bill requires women to be informed of the potential risks involved with the abortion pill regimen. Women who want to take the abortion pill would be required to visit a doctor in person, and it would be illegal to distribute abortion pills through the mail.
A notice filed by the Montana Department of Justice said,
"Abortionists are not entitled to exemptions from commonsense protections for their patients. The state laws that Planned Parenthood is seeking to overturn require better medical care, but Planned Parenthood, a business that calls itself a “health” organization, is fighting to attempt to ensure that substandard regulations remain law. Women deserve health and safety; they don’t forfeit that when they consider having an abortion."
October 21, 2021
Attorneys Argue Kamala Harris Colluded with Abortion Orgs to Protect Them from Investigators
October 20, 2021
Connecticut Pregnancy Center Files Suit Against Discriminatory Law
Chicago Abortion Business Requests No Sirens for Woman Facing Medical Emergency
photo credit: Operation Rescue |
October 19, 2021
Minneapolis Abortion Group to Send Mobile Abortion Facilities to Texas Border
5th Circuit Ruling Keeps Texas Heartbeat Law in Place
October 18, 2021
Pro-Life British Lawmaker Stabbed to Death
Sir David Amess |
Sir David was a conservative Member of Parliament since 1983. While in parliament, he fought for pro-life initiatives. Additionally, Sir David was a patron of Right To Life UK.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that Amess had an "outstanding record of passing laws to help the most vulnerable.” Right to Life UK described him as a "pro-life champion."
“Sir David’s death is a senseless tragedy and he will be truly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Julia and their five children,” said Catherine Robinson, spokesperson for Right To Life UK.
“Since he was elected in 1983, he always, where possible, used his position as an MP to stand up for the vulnerable, including championing initiatives to introduce more protections for unborn babies and more support for women facing crisis pregnancies. Everyone who worked with Sir David knew him to be a kind, caring and jovial man, who showed real care for the most vulnerable in our society.”