Liberals Demand Back-Alley Abortions

When President Bill Clinton told us that abortion should be "safe, legal and rare", we knew he was lying about doing the slightest thing to make abortion "rare." But now, as it turns out, pro-aborts aren't too interested in abortions being "safe," either.

In Illinois today, veterinary clinics are better-regulated than abortion clinics. But as you may have already heard (especially if you subscribe to Lake County Right to Life emails) the Illinois General Assembly is considering a bill to change that. Co-sponsored by both pro-life and pro-abortion members, the bill (as reported by Illinois Review):

...amends the Illinois Ambulatory Surgical Center Act. Currently Illinois law exempts abortion clinics from the standards imposed on all other outpatient surgical centers in Illinois...

Last week, after hearing testimony from Thomas More Society's Peter Breen, the House Agriculture Committee passed that bill on a bipartisan 13-0 vote. With this amendment, abortion facilities would be required to meet the same health and safety licensing standards as any other outpatient surgical center, from appropriate hallway width for gurney transport to typical sanitation standards in operating rooms. In light of the "House of Horrors" clinic of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, regulations like these are long overdue in Illinois.

The pro-abort side loves to tell us that they are the ones who are "pro-woman", that they oppose a return to their fictitious "back-alleys".

But here we find that the ACLU ardently opposes making abortion safer for women (it's already nearly 100% fatal for babies, but why shouldn't moms share the danger?) in organizing protests against this bill. Last week, they demonstrated in Springfield wearing t-shirts proclaiming "Women are not livestock" (presumably because the state mandates quality care for livestock), and now they've announced a protest at the offices of the bill's chief sponsor, State Rep. Darlene Senger (R-Naperville).

This bill has passed out of committee and is now on the house floor. We'll keep you posted on its progress, but this would be a good time to contact your state representative and ask his or her position on the Senger Amendment:

Ed Sullivan (R, Dist #51, 847-566-5115)
Mark Beaubien (R, Dist #52, 847-487-5252)
Karen May (D, Dist #58, 847-433-9100)
Carol Sente (D, Dist #59, 847-680-5909)
Rita Mayfield (D, Dist #60, 847-599-2800)
JoAnn Osmond (R, Dist #61, 847-599-6200)
Sandy Cole (R, Dist #62, 847-543-0062)

Leave us a comment below to let us know how your state rep will be voting!