On November 1st, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on two constitutional challenges to Texas’s Heartbeat Law (SB 8) on behalf of an abortion provider and the Biden administration. Arguing that Texas’s abortion ban undermines the Court’s holding in … Continue reading
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The Repeal of Parental Notice: We Will NOT Give Up Hope!
Anyone who watched last week’s debate over the Parental Notice of Abortion Act (PNA) witnessed a parade of the abortion industry’s most misleading tropes. These included lots of passionate proclamations about a woman’s right to choose, that abortion is healthcare, … Continue reading
ILLINOIS RIGHT TO LIFE CONDEMNS PASSAGE OF HB 370 — THE REPEAL OF PARENTAL NOTICE OF ABORTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amy Gehrke, Executive Director, Illinois Right to Life 312-422-9300 [email protected] October 28, 2021 —- (CHICAGO) The Illinois House of Representatives voted late last night to repeal Parental Notice of Abortion, trampling the rights of … Continue reading
Join Illinois Right to Life to Protest the Repeal of Parental Notice in Springfield!
We need YOU in Springfield! The Illinois General Assembly is considering multiple ways to repeal Parental Notice of Abortion, undermining parental rights and putting our daughters at risk. This week, they will consider several pieces of legislation to repeal or … Continue reading
Live Action, L.A., and Defending Life
This past weekend, IRL Executive Director Amy Gehrke and I traveled across the country to the beautiful state of California to attend Live Action’s “Unite for Life” event. During this pro-life rally, which was attended by thousands from across the … Continue reading
Ground Zero Tour: A MASSIVE SUCCESS!
On Thursday, Illinois Right to Life put on our first-ever Ground Zero Tour: Preparing Illinois for a Post-Roe America. It was a MASSIVE SUCCESS with around 75 people attending: a sell-out! Our Executive Director Amy Gehrke explained the educational and … Continue reading
Fight for Parental Notice Ramps Up
Last legislative session, our Illinois Right to Life Action team along with other pro-life activists succeeded in thwarting the pro-abortion movement’s attempt to repeal Illinois’s Parental Notification of Abortion Act. Unfortunately, these efforts have been recently reignited after recent national … Continue reading
Introducing… Our SECOND FOUR Social Media Ambassadors!
We hope you enjoyed learning about our first group of passionate individuals last week! This week, we introduce to you four more of our social media ambassadors, from different backgrounds and walks of life, who are all united in fighting … Continue reading
Introducing… our FIRST FOUR Social Media Ambassadors!
We are so excited to introduce to you our first four social media ambassadors! In the next few weeks, we will be introducing them in groups of four so that you can get a better idea of the backgrounds of … Continue reading
Young Adults in the Pro-Life Movement: Speaking at the Life Symposium
This weekend, I spoke at the Life Symposium in Vermont. Presented by the Vermont Right to Life Committee Educational Trust Fund, this all-day event was designed to educate the public on “the issues impacting human life at the crossroads of … Continue reading