“Even speech in time, place and manner can be restricted in this country,” former State Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) (pictured), senior counsel and vice president of the Thomas More Society, told Prairie State Wire. “This bill places virtually no restrictions on abortion.”
The bill establishes in law “the fundamental right” to abortion, repealing provisions in the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975 that includes spousal consent, waiting periods and criminal penalties for doctors.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, has said he is anxious to sign the bill into law. Click here for more.
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