State Lawmaker “Worried” Illinois Might Protect Babies From Abortion

In 1975, Illinois adopted language declaring the state’s intent to “protect the right to life of the unborn child” by prohibiting abortion. Now, an Illinois politician plans to introduce legislation to reverse that pro-life language.  It’s not clear that this has any real world impact.  The same politician is pushing another bill we previously covered to force Illinois taxpayers to pay for abortions under Medicaid and to include abortion coverage in state worker’s insurance plans.

Here’s the background.  The U.S. Supreme Court prohibits “we the people” from legally protecting pre-viable humans from abortion.  Illinois’ law protects unborn humans from abortion after the baby has reached viability.  Additionally, the language in the 1975 Illinois abortion law signals the state’s intent to protect pre-viable humans from abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it’s prior decisions on abortion.