New IL Bill Would Give Public Health Department the Power to put Unvaccinated in Forced Isolation

Rep Deb Conroy (D-46)

UPDATE: HB4640 did not receive a vote on Feb 2, and it remains in the House Human Services Committee.

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A new Illinois bill introduced by Rep Deb Conroy (D-46) could put those unwilling to receive COVID-19 vaccines in isolation camps.

HB 4640's text reads:

To prevent the spread of a dangerously contagious or infectious disease, the [Public Health] Department may, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of this Section, isolate or quarantine persons whose refusal to undergo observation and monitoring results in uncertainty regarding whether he or she has been exposed to or is infected with a dangerously contagious or infectious disease or otherwise poses a danger to the public's health.

Additionally, HB 4640 would create a data collection network between state and local governments and would grant the state "emergency access to medical or health information, records, or data" including electronic health records.

Many pro-life advocates object to the currently-available COVID-19 vaccines for conscience reasons. All of the currently-available vaccines were tested and/or manufactured with the use of cell lines harvested from aborted babies. For this reason, pro-life advocates would likely be disproportionately targeted for "isolation or quarantine" if state officials deem that their refusal to take COVID-19 vaccines "poses a danger to public health."

As of Monday evening, over 4700 people had filed witness slips opposing this legislation. Witness slips can be filed at this link.

The House Human Services Committee is scheduled to hear this bill on Wed. Feb 2 at 9AM.

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