by ICE PAC Staff | Jul 3, 2019 | Front Page, ICE-PAC's Advocacy, Illinois Politics, Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
New “Reproductive Health Act” Narrows the Definition of “Viability” and Makes Other Changes to Existing Law, Expanding Late-Term Abortions OVERVIEW. The Reproductive Health Act, SB 25, HFA 1 (“RHA“) narrows the definition of “viability” of the unborn child,...
by Eleanore Strong | Feb 19, 2014 | ICE-PAC's Advocacy, Issues, Ultrasound
Illinois State Rep. Tom Morrison of Palatine, whom ICE-PAC helped elect, recently introduced two important pieces of pro-life legislation: A requirement that women be required to wait 24 hours and be offered an image from their ultrasound before having an abortion...
by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 20, 2012 | ICE-PAC's Advocacy, Issues, News, News & Opinion, Parental Rights
The Illinois Supreme Court today heard arguments over the constitutionality of a seventeen-year-old parental notification law that never went into effect because of a legal challenge brought immediately upon enactment. The case has bounced around the state’s...
by ICE PAC Staff | Feb 21, 2012 | ICE-PAC's Advocacy, Issues, News, News & Opinion, Ultrasound
On Tuesday, February 21, House Bill 4085, the Ultrasound Opportunity Act, passed a House committee by a vote of 10 to 2. The bill now goes to the full House of Representatives for their consideration. We expect a vote in the next few weeks. This bill simply requires...
by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 27, 2010 | ICE-PAC's Advocacy
An abortion industry special interest bill known as the Reproductive Health and Access Act was introduced in the Illinois General Assembly in both 2009 (HB 2354) and 2010 (HB 6205). Dubbed “Illinois FOCA” for its similarity to the federal Freedom of Choice...
by Eleanore Strong | Sep 2, 2008 | ICE-PAC's Advocacy, Issues
During the campaign season leading up to the 2008 general elections, Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago, issued this statement regarding the connection between social justice and the protection of life. Specifically, the Archbishop clarified that the...
