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Governor Pritzker today condemned the reported Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, allowing states to enact even more restrictive anti-choice laws that would deny woman’s access to reproductive health care. Early in his term, Governor Pritzker signed the Reproductive Health Act to protect Illinois women in anticipation of a conservative Supreme Court overturning Roe.
“The terrifying implications of this decision and what it means for millions of women across the country cannot be understated,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “But let me be clear- no matter what atrocity of an opinion the Supreme Court officially rolls out this summer in regards to Roe versus Wade – abortion will always be safe and legal here in Illinois. Illinois is and will remain a beacon of hope in an increasingly dark world. I will fight like hell – not just for the women who call Illinois home, but every person in every corner of this country who deserves to live a life of their own design.”
Governor Pritzker signed the Reproductive Health Care Act into law in 2019, establishing a fundamental right to reproductive healthcare, including abortion and maternity care, in Illinois state law. The law ensures regulations reflect current medical standards and requires private health insurance plans in Illinois to cover abortion like they do other pregnancy-related care.
Governor Pritzker also repealed the Parental Notification Act in 2021, which ensures that a pregnant minor can choose whether or not to involve a family member or legal guardian in their decision to have or not have an abortion. This repeal protected the most vulnerable youth - such as victims of rape, incest, and domestic abuse – from being compelled to notify their abusers.
Amid a wave of legislation and court action across the nation restricting a woman’s right to choose in recent years, more out-of-state patients are now traveling to Illinois to receive reproductive care. According to the most recent data from the Illinois Department of Public Health, 7,534 nonresidents received abortions in Illinois in 2019, compared with 2,970 in 2014 and 5,528 in 2017.
“We’ve been warned this day would come,” said House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch. “That’s why we’ve worked hard in Illinois to ensure Roe v. Wade is codified into law and reproductive health care will never be in jeopardy. In Illinois, we will never go back.”
“The deeply misguided decision—made mostly by men—to overturn Roe v. Wade and strip legal protections for reproductive rights will have devastating consequences for women and families across the country,” said Majority Conference Chair LaToya Greenwood (D-East St. Louis). “It is immoral, partisan and erases decades of progress in the fight for equality in America. Illinois will always fight to protect the reproductive rights of all people. I stand with my colleagues in the House and Senate, Governor Pritzker and the millions of people who want to keep their bodily autonomy despite being attacked by this court.”
“Illinois must continue to do everything in its power to protect the reproductive health of women in this great state,” said State Representative Will Davis (D-Homewood).
“While this draft opinion from the Supreme Court is not final, this attack on Roe v. Wade is appalling. Although we’ve expanded protections for reproductive healthcare here in Illinois, countless communities across the country will be disproportionately harmed by this decision,” said Representative Camille Lilly (D-Chicago). “Creating barriers to reproductive health services is going backward with women’s rights. Denying a person’s request for an abortion is essentially telling them they do not deserve the same rights as other patients. Black, Latino, and Indigenous communities, as well as people with disabilities, people in rural areas, young people, immigrants, and those most vulnerable in our communities will be the most affected by this opinion if it is made final. Here in Illinois, we will continue to protect women and all those who should have accessible and affordable healthcare.”
“Reports that the Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe vs. Wade are devastating. Women will die if Roe vs. Wade is overturned – women who are forced to give birth knowing it will kill them, women who will seek abortions in back alleys, and more,” said State Representative Margaret Croke (D-Chicag0). “In the state legislature, I’ve voted to ensure Illinois will remain the most pro-choice state in the country regardless of the Supreme Court’s decision, but millions of women live in states where legislators have already put laws in place to rip away their right to choose the second the Court’s ruling is official. I am terrified that I will be bringing my baby girl into a world where she has fewer rights than her grandmother once had, but I’m committed to fighting like hell to protect this fundamental freedom.”
“This decision in its draft form, is not only dismantling women’s reproductive rights and overturning decades of settled law, but it challenges the fundamental right to privacy in the 14th amendment,” said State Representative Eva-Dina Delgado (D- Chicago). “I stand with the majority of Americans who want safe and legal abortion and will fight to keep it that way.”
“The battle over Roe vs. Wade is about controlling a woman’s body,” said State Representative La Shawn K. Ford (D-Chicago). “The instructions on airplanes are if you are with children and there’s an emergency, put your oxygen mask on first. As an adopted person, I trust women to do what’s best for their health and life. As a politician, I listen, and I’ve met with women of all faiths and beliefs, and I stand with women and the right to choose what’s best for them.”
“As long as there is a Democratic majority in the Illinois State Senate, women will have their rights protected,” said Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park). “We will stand as a bulwark against any efforts to turn back the clock to darker days.”
“Although Illinois has taken proactive steps to protect women’s reproductive rights, millions of women could be in danger should Roe v. Wade be overturned, and this regressive move would set our country back by more than five decades,” said State Senator Adriane Johnson (D-Buffalo Grove). “Reproductive care is essential for women’s health, especially in underserved areas. I will continue to fight against this injustice and support women through these intense times.”
“I stand firm today, as I have every day of my tenure as an Illinois State Senator, with women to protect their right to choose what’s best for them and their bodies,” said State Senator Julie Morrison (D- Deerfield). “We must demand access to safe and legal reproductive care and protect this fundamental right.”
“No person should be able to dictate or take away a woman’s right to choose. The move by the country’s top court is devastating, disheartening and downright appalling,” said State Senator Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake). “History shows us that today’s move won’t ban abortion — it will ban safe abortion, putting women at greater health risks. While I am relieved women in Illinois are able to depend on the reproductive health care they need, I can honestly say I’m afraid of the infringement of rights taking place in our country.”
“It is terrifying that in 2022 a woman in this nation may be given less freedoms and choices over her body and places to receive care for it,” said Deputy Majority Leader Laura Murphy (D- Des Plaines). “We’ve worked too hard to move women forward to take a step back like this now. I will continue to fight until the right to choose is protected for all women.”
“In this day and age, it is unconscionable that women would be denied reproductive rights,” said State Senator Laura Fine (D-Glenview). “I will fight to ensure women do not go backwards and our fundamental rights are protected.”
“A person’s decision to what happens to their own body is a fundamental health care right — no one should be able to take that right away,” said State Senator Karina Villa (D-West Chicago). “I am disheartened by the infringement made on people’s bodies. We must stand firm in our commitment to protecting reproductive health.”
“The nation—the world—is watching us. What we do next will have ripple effects on the rights of women, people of color, and queer people,” said Assistant Majority Leader Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago). History is depending on us to balance the scale of justice for our fellow Americans. May we live up to Illinois’ legacy of morality, freedom, and liberty.”
“I am grateful to be standing in solidarity with Illinois leaders, including the Governor, with full knowledge that, although the post-Roe v. Wade world has not quite arrived, the assuredly successful fight against that world starts now,” said State Senator Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D-Chicago). “No court, no man, and no force can hold back the freedom of our bodily autonomy and self-determination. They may attempt to delay, but they cannot hold us back.”
“This is a sad time in our nation’s history,” said State Senator Diane Pappas (D- Itasca). “Overturning Roe v. Wade will only hurt women by forcing them to resort to unsafe procedures. Although I am proud that Illinois took important steps to protect these rights, it is devastating to know some women may now struggle by not having the same level of care in their state.”
*** UPDATE *** From the campaign side…
In the wake of the shocking leak that shows the U.S. Supreme Court poised to ignore a half-century of legal precedent and overturn the right to safe and legal abortion, Governor JB Pritzker swiftly reaffirmed a woman’s right to choose.
“The GOP’s decades-long war against a woman’s right to choose may finally result in the outcome we’ve always feared: the disregard of a 49-year-old precedent to overturn constitutionally protected reproductive rights,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Let me be clear, limiting access to vital health care does not make it go away––it just makes it more dangerous. That’s why, as governor, my administration protected the right to choose in state law. Every single one of the Republican candidates running for governor has campaigned on stripping away women’s bodily autonomy, not even believing in exceptions for survivors of rape or incest. Those beliefs are out of step with the views of the overwhelming majority of Illinoisans. Illinois trusts women to make their own decisions about their reproductive care, and as long as I’m governor, this state will be a beacon of protection for women’s rights”
“My heart is heavy seeing the fate of women’s most fundamental right being stripped away by our nation’s highest court,” said Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton. “Nearly fifty years after the Supreme Court affirmed the right to choose, it appears that far-right extremists have succeeded in their campaign to take us backwards. This decision is devastating for women, and particularly for women of color––but we cannot allow it to take our power. We refuse to let radical Republicans turn back the clock in Illinois. We’ve codified reproductive freedoms into state law and will fight to ensure our state continues to be a safe haven for women and families everywhere.”
The fight for reproductive rights is at our doorsteps and governors are the last line of defense.
Every GOP candidate for governor must be asked about where they stand on protecting a woman’s right to choose.
Governor Pritzker has fought for reproductive freedoms his entire life and in 2019 he signed the Reproductive Health Act, the most sweeping abortion rights bill in the country, into law. The anti-choice field of Republican gubernatorial candidates has made it clear they would undo this progress on day one. Governor Pritzker knows what is at stake and remains committed to ensuring that everyone can make the deeply personal decision of if and when to start a family on their own, free from political interference.
posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:19 am
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JB can never give up the opportunity for needless grandstanding. This decision has zero impact here in deep blue illinois
Comment by Sue Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:23 am
Is there any proposed legislation like what Connecticut is doing to protect people who perform or get abortions from out of state lawsuits?
Comment by ChicagoVinny Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:27 am
===This decision has zero impact here===
Wouldn’t be so sure about that. There’s the whole privacy angle. Plus, the next logical step is a national ban.
Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:36 am
“JB can never give up the opportunity for needless grandstanding.”
This is rich. After spending the last two years breathlessly cheering on every shooting and murder in the state because it might increase the chance of more bloodthirsty conservatives coming to power, now you want to whine about grandstanding? Give me a break
Comment by SWIL_Voter Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:38 am
“JB can never give up the opportunity for needless grandstanding. This decision has zero impact here in deep blue illinois“
I bet you’re a big fan of the “Peace in our time” speech.
Comment by Ducky LaMoore Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:38 am
===JB can never give up the opportunity for needless grandstanding. This decision has zero impact here in deep blue illinois===
And where do you think women from Wisconsin, Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri will go to get their medical care? And soon likely even contraceptives .
Comment by Dankakee Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:38 am
===needless grandstanding===
- Sue -
Assuming you are a woman, respectfully I don’t know…
How is it grandstanding if Roe is overturned as it appears it will be (in January all signals led to that thought too) you are comfortable as a woman that requires victims of rape and incest to carry to term a pregnancy?
It’s not only that Illinois will be a safe haven for others to come to be safe and safely have abortions, it’s that other states outside Illinois want women to experience the dangers Republicans want upon women.
You’re half of the population, women.
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:39 am
Pritzker and the GA can and must go further. Red states are working to pass laws to prevent their citizens from traveling out of state to seek abortions. Connecticut is working on a bill to remove CT courts’ jurisdiction to hear claims brought under more-restrictive state laws. Every other blue state, including Illinois, needs to do the same.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/04/connecticuts-abortion-protection-blueprint.html
Comment by Quibbler Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:42 am
“This decision has zero impact here in deep blue illinois.”
Right now. Governors change and majorities are not certain forever. And we have seen signs that they’re going after contraception next. As a mother of children who were planned but doesn’t want any more children, am I not supposed to be frightened? Because I am.
Comment by wildcat12 Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:49 am
Quibler-don’t go crazy. There is no ability for states to impose interstate travel bans. Unlike Roe- the constitution clearly in black and white prohibits any such travel restrictions - I personally never got excited one way or the other over Roe but no self respecting person with an education in law can point to any constitutional provision guaranteeing a right to abortion. I can point to one on travel between the ststes
Comment by Sue Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:52 am
== This decision has zero impact here ==
If I were an Illinois Republican, I would be thankful the Dem majority already repealed the state’s trigger law. If it was still on the books, abortion rights would be thee issue this November and the GOP general assembly candidates would all be sunk in the ‘burbs.
Comment by TNR Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:54 am
=== If it was still on the books, abortion rights would be thee issue this November and the GOP general assembly candidates would all be sunk in the ‘burbs.===
That’s fun, but not accurate
Dems will ensure all they can that voters know Republicans are dangerous to women’s health, and those whom voted against HB40 will face voters differently now being forced to defend such a vote.
Oh I know… “crime”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:56 am
**JB can never give up the opportunity for needless grandstanding. This decision has zero impact here in deep blue Illinois**
I’ll take Terrible Takes for $1,000, Alex.
Comment by SaulGoodman Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 9:59 am
Look, I’d like to forget the guy too, but isn’t anyone gonna thank Bruce Rauner?
He signed the law protecting choice in Illinois if Roe V. Wade is ever overturned.
Imagine today if he hadn’t.
Comment by Michelle Flaherty Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:00 am
This decision is not moot because we live in Illinois. This decision allows states to define women. That some states treat women as being of equal worth, does not discount the fact that some states are being granted the authority to deny women equal standing. That some states are fighting for the rights of gay people, and transitioning people, does not nullify the fact that some states are working to deny such people equal standing. That some states teach the history of ethnic and racial oppression, does not make irrelevant the fact that other states are working to deny voice to oppressed groups.
What affects women, and same-sex couples and transitioning people and people of color affects Illinoisans. When the people are denied life, liberty and equal access to pursuits of economic opportunities (”happiness”) affects us all, regardless of where we reside.
It is time to put down hate.
Comment by H-W Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:01 am
==This decision has zero impact here in deep blue illinois==
What? Illinois voters will need to keep re-electing pro-choice office holders in order for the decision to have no impact and to preserve a woman’s right to make decisions related to her own body. This decision is a slap in the face to long established American rights, liberty and freedoms and will significantly impact elections in 2022 and beyond.
Comment by Rachel Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:01 am
=JB=
So you hated it when Irvine and Sullivan were blasting crime while attacking JB. When Bailey wouldn’t wear a mask. Right? Because if that wasn’t grandstanding for political benefit then it simply does not exist.
=Unlike Roe- the constitution clearly in black and white prohibits any such travel restrictions=
Interesting take. Now explain “safety checks” and “asset seizure” in light of the following “plain” language…
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
If you don’t recognize it, that is the 4th Amendment. Not a GOP favorite.
Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:07 am
@ Sue. You suggest that interstate travel for abortions will not be affected. That is not quite correct. Missouri is trying to stop Missouri women from traveling to Illinois for abortions. Here is the story: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/19/travel-abortion-law-missouri-00018539
Comment by Stoic Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:08 am
Amazing turn of events. The local control posse has their way (we tell what to control and how to do it) Those who had a beef with Hillary can see the fruits of their anger. Those who shrugged when Mitch McConnell stiffed Obama and sacked Garland should look in a mirror and understand their lame inaction. Those who see “grandstanding” should only expect to see more.
Comment by Annonin' Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:10 am
From a federal constitutional standpoint , as the late RBG said: Roe was a badly justified decision. Many states had abortion bans and the 14th Amendment had never been used to justify abortion at the time of the Roe ruling. Anyway, abortion isn’t going away because it is legal in too many states. The 14th Amendment has given us government by federal judiciary a rather undemocratic thing.
Comment by Steve Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:12 am
Conservative Republicans just lost the issue. No more fundraising on “getting rid of Roe” or claiming the other candidate is somehow too radical. Meanwhile, Democrats will campaign on the issue night and day.
Republicans may have “won” but the “win” will be short lived.
Comment by low level Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:18 am
“This decision has zero impact here in deep blue illinois”
Because it’s all “settled law,” amirite?
“I personally never got excited one way or the other over Roe”
Your unwillingness to care about the rights of others is well established.
“no self respecting person with an education in law can point to any constitutional provision guaranteeing a right to abortion”
Or a right to own a phone.
Or a right to raise their children.
Or a right to any marriage of any kind.
No self-respecting person with an education in law believes that every right of a U.S. citizen is enumerated in the Constitution.
– MrJM
Comment by MisterJayEm Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:24 am
I am relieved we have a Governor like JB. My concerns about the rampant violence outside of my home and the rising cost of living have all evaporated overnight.
Comment by Zyxwvut Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:29 am
“The 14th Amendment has given us government by federal judiciary a rather undemocratic thing.”
U.S. Const. Art. I, §3 and Art. II, §1 cursed us with a rather undemocratic government long ago.
– MrJM
Comment by MisterJayEm Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:32 am
== no self respecting person with an education in law can point to any constitutional provision guaranteeing a right to abortion.==
Blackmun, Burger, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, Powell
Comment by Bigtwich Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:34 am
Sure this will “be on the ballot” insofar as messaging. I don’t forsee this being an issue that changes the ultimate outcome. People are way to quick to say x issue is the determining factor in an election. That’s not really how voter behavior works.
Comment by Left of what Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:49 am
===I don’t forsee this being an issue that changes the ultimate outcome. People are way to quick to say x issue is the determining factor in an election.===
Republicans not overwhelmingly cheering this possible ruling says otherwise.
It’s a dog that caught the bumper.
It’s not great for the GOP
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:51 am
Thank you, Sue, for once again demonstrating why Republicans are a Super Minority in Illinois.
Comment by Socially DIstant Watcher Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:51 am
=This decision has zero impact here in deep blue illinois=
Yeah. First thing that popped into my mind when I heard this?
Yay (banned punctuation mark) - gloves off - GOTV (banned punctuation mark)
This is the Full Employment Act for Dems.
Oh, and………I want my name back.
Comment by TinyDancer(FKASue) Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:51 am
==This decision has zero impact here in deep blue illinois ==
The Republican candidate for governor will commit himself to banning abortion in IL. Bailey already has. Sullivan and Rabine are cheering this decision. No one’s going to be able to get away from it.
Impact.
Comment by Arsenal Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:55 am
==I can point to one on travel between the ststes ==
You actually can’t. SCOTUS read a “right to interstate travel” into the Privileges and Immunities Clause of thr 14th Amendment, so the “right to interstate travel” is protected only by stare decisis…
…just as the right to bodily autonomy was.
Comment by Arsenal Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 10:59 am
“JB can never give up the opportunity to stand up for our rights and our values.”
Fixed it for you.
Comment by New Day Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 11:01 am
===It’s not great for the GOP===
So you’re assuming they would win otherwise? I did not think they have a chance at substantively changing the chamber makeup or governor’s office even prior to this.
Comment by Left of what Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 11:03 am
=== I did not think they have a chance at substantively changing the chamber makeup or governor’s office even prior to this.===
They take SoS, Treasurer, a Congressional seat (maybe), seats in the statehouse…
It’s a presidential midterm.
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 11:05 am
==So you’re assuming they would win otherwise?==
I thought before this that Pritzker and the GA Majorities were, more likely than not, going to maintain. But I suspect that this helps them in IL. I’m not sold on how much it helps Dems anywhere else, though. Maybe CA/NY/MA/NJ?
Comment by Arsenal Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 11:07 am
oh hell yeah it has impact on Illinois…..as in the people of Illinois. Let’s say one is out of state, in a state where abortion is not legal and something happens with a pregnant woman who is in need in that state. Or if the right wing gets control of Congress and the Presidency and outlaws reproductive choices everywhere. Hell yeah it is a national concern of the highest order. Not grandstanding, organizing.
Comment by Amalia Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 11:13 am
=I’m not sold on how much it helps Dems anywhere else, though. Maybe CA/NY/MA/NJ?=
I’m not sold either, but it can’t hurt in an off-cycle election, especially to motivate Dems in hotly contested gubernatorial elections like in Wisconsin and Michigan
Comment by Joe Bidenopolous Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 11:23 am
Such vitriolic language related to an unprecedented (possible illegally) leaked draft document…”
“attack, battle, deeply misguided, immoral, partisan, dictate, unconscionable”
If in a few months when the decision is made official if the nine-member SCOTUS rule that Roe is unconstitutional. Then Roe would be overruled. Reproductive rights/abortion access authority would be returned to the people and their elected representatives in each state. We do live in a republic with power-sharing between Federal/State authorities, and in Illinois, nothing will change …
“As long as there is a Democratic majority in the Illinois State Senate, women will have their rights protected,” said Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park). “We will stand as a bulwark against any efforts to turn back the clock to darker days.”
Comment by Donnie Elgin Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 11:23 am
==Conservative Republicans just lost the issue. No more fundraising on “getting rid of Roe” or claiming the other candidate is somehow too radical.==
Roe is the head pin. If they hit it just right, all the other ones fall rather easily. The campaign now is to finish the job on gay rights, birth control, public education, and whatever else Christopher Rufo and his associated can conveniently bundle as “grooming” for conservative media to push out for mass consumption.
Comment by Roadrager Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 11:48 am
===It’s a presidential midterm.===
I could see this being the case in a previous era of politics. But in 2022, in Illinois, I’m skeptical.
What congressional district do you foresee as potentially flipping?
Comment by Left of what Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 11:54 am
===But in 2022, in Illinois, I’m skeptical.===
I guess we’ll find out.
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 11:56 am
==unprecedented (possible illegally)==
It’s neither. Roe v. Wade was leaked, and there is no law requiring draft SCOTUS opinions be kept confidential.
==“As long as there is a Democratic majority in the Illinois State Senate, women will have their rights protected,”==
The problem, Donnie, is that you don’t want there to be a Democratic Majority in the State Senate, and a lot of people are going to campaign to prevent one.
Jeez, dude. Look, I’m sorry this makes it harder for Rich Irvin to become Governor, but you’re not going to distract us with tone-policing and “WHATABOUT THE LEAK”.
Comment by Arsenal Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 11:58 am
===Illinois, nothing will change …===
That is only true if…
No pro-life, Republicans win again… or super majorities on the issue of abortion exists to ban it, overriding a pro-choice governor.
In short, you have the marching orders to groups to engage every single cycle to vote against Republicans, who are dangerous to women’s health.
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 12:03 pm
=there is no law requiring draft SCOTUS opinions be kept confidential.=
Justice Roberts has called it a “breach of trust” (no law against that) and promised a full investigation to determine who leaked the information. So to further underscore the point, this is simply about decorum and tradition. And the folks that are outraged by this have excused far worse behavior.
Being outraged about “the leak” is nothing more than a blatant political acknowledgement that the decision is not helpful to Republicans.
Comment by Pundent Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 12:32 pm
It would be a grave dereliction for JB and other Democrats to not take a strong public stand at this historic time. All major candidates need to state their positions, and that includes the tough law and order people.
This might change the shape of this year’s election in lIllinois, if Roe is overturned.
Comment by Grandson of Man Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 1:23 pm
Backwards… darkly.
“We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” — Plato.
Comment by Dotnonymous Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 1:32 pm
===Look, I’d like to forget the guy too, but isn’t anyone gonna thank Bruce Rauner?===
- Michelle Flaherty -
With great respect,
I think you spelled Diana Rauner wrong…
:)
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 1:32 pm
This will impact turnout.
Agree with OW that the crime issue will diminish over time.
The key factor driving results in November will be feelings about the economy.
Comment by walker Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 2:23 pm
The public is neither 100% pro-choice nor 100% pro-life, but somewhere in the middle. It’s the two parties that are out of step with public opinion.
Comment by anon2 Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 2:29 pm
===will be feelings about the economy.===
“It’s the economic, …”
That’s likely the best read, today.
I will be very interested how much energy abortion will bring to Dem turnout, but the economy is like the real engine.
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 2:31 pm
“The public is neither 100% pro-choice nor 100% pro-life, but somewhere in the middle. It’s the two parties that are out of step with public opinion.”
Neither party is “100% pro-choice.”
And the Roe decision wasn’t “100% pro-choice.”
Your false equivalence is false.
– MrJM
Comment by MisterJayEm Tuesday, May 3, 22 @ 3:26 pm
And Illinois forces its tax payers to pay for some abortions.
Comment by Chichi55 Wednesday, May 4, 22 @ 8:41 am