SPRINGFIELD (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A bill expanding protections for abortion seekers and providers who come to Illinois from out of state has passed the Illinois House.
When State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) asked the sponsor, State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago), about babies born alive but then dying because of botched abortions, Cassidy said that doesn’t happen. Later, she called Wilhour the sort of bully whose antics lead to LGBTQ children committing suicide.
Another Republican, State Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine), wondered why Illinois should welcome an abortion provider who is in trouble in their home state.
“If an individual medical provider from another state, if they get in trouble in that state, you think that person should be welcome into Illinois?” Morrison asked.
Cassidy said that provider probably ran afoul of Republicans who are in control in states which border Illinois.
“If a provider in a state that is, frankly, led by your party that is hunting patients and providers out of existence, absolutely,” Cassidy declared.
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