Speakers at an Aurora press conference Tuesday, Sept. 27, blasted U.S. House Republicans’ proposed legislation to federally criminalize abortion.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois’ was host to the presentation at its Aurora health center.
Speakers included Jennifer Welch, Planned Parenthood of Illinois president/CEO; U.S. representative Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), assistant U.S. House speaker, House of Representatives; and congressman Sean Casten, D-Ill.
Welch said Planned Parenthood’s 17 Illinois centers served a record number of clients, 30% from outside of Illinois, including Wisconsin, Texas, Tennessee, and Ohio.
“This is not about states’ rights,” Welch said, “All of our freedoms are on the ballot this Fall.”
Casten said Illinois is “A bastion for doing the right thing. This is about saving rights for all women.”
Clark added, “We have a fight on our hands. Women’s rights shouldn’t differ according to state.”
She credited Casten for fighting for rights for all women.
-Al Benson