More on HB 2354...

The pro-abortion faction continues to push their agenda in the Illinois General Assembly. HB 2354 is currently under consideration by the Illinois House of Representatives (after passing out of committee last week) which would effectively make abortion a fundamental right in Illinois--and thus set a precedent for other states to follow.

Activists are fighting this atrocious "Illinois FOCA" Bill on the ground right now, organizing the grass-roots and responding to the immediate needs that can prevent HB 2354 from becoming Illinois Law.

A coalition of Pro Life Organizations and Activists in Illinois has a website--www.StopIllinoisFOCA.com--and is currently working hard to get this story out to the media. As you would expect, it is getting little coverage locally, and almost none nationally.

What is the REAL stinger here?? Several "Republicans" are SPONSORING or SUPPORTING THIS BILL! Personal PAC, Illinois' extremely wealthy pro-abortion PAC, has been throwing their weight around to get this bill through, with the encouragement of Planned Parenthood and the ACLU. Even more sickening--several "Catholics" are co-sponsoring this bill, including the main bill sponsor, Barbara Flynn Currie.

This story is begging for National Media Attention...otherwise, abortion may very well become a fundamental right in Illinois.

I was down in Springfield again on 03/17/09. The Chamber was speckled with green as State Reps celebrated St. Patrick's day. It was a tough day to lobby, because much of the day the reps were in Chamber. I was really edified by the group of young adults that convened to lobby against HB 2354. Although we had unfavorable circumstances (i.e. not being able to meet reps in their offices), people persevered and really stuck their necks out. The ACLU was there lobbying folks all day, too--as I imagine the abortion lobby is there daily twisting the truth about HB 2354.

There is a comment (that I haven't posted yet) to a previous blog post accusing me of misrepresenting the comprehensive sex ed component of HB 2354. I am going to allow that comment to be posted once I can give you the citations to disprove the anonomous commentors claims. Too bad anonymous doesn't know that part of my job is to know what I'm talking about when it comes to sex ed, as I do human sexuality education for the Catholic Church in one of the largest and most diverse dioceses in the country. SIECUS is a disaster...and I can prove it...that stuff will be posted soon.

Please get the word out about HB 2354, "Illinois FOCA"...by God's grace it will be defeated.