OPINION (CBN News) – Illinois is considering its most radical abortion bills yet. If passed, pro-life advocates say they could turn the state into the abortion haven of the Midwest, and maybe even “the abortion capital of America.” The Reproductive Health Act (HB 2495 and SB 1942) enshrines abortion as a “fundamental right” and provides that a “fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the law.” The bills would do the following:
- Repeal a 1975 law that includes criminal penalties for doctors who perform abortions.
- Legalize abortions up until the moment of birth.
- Eliminate all restrictions on where abortions are performed.
- Require all private health insurance policies to cover abortion (even churches and other religious organizations).
- Eliminate any restrictions on where abortions can be performed.
The law also allows non-physicians to perform surgical and medical abortions. It repeals laws that allow husbands to block their wives from aborting their child, eliminates requirements to investigate fetal or maternal deaths resulting from abortion, and allows minors to receive abortions without ever having to notify their parents. READ MORE
