Earlier this week on Tuesday September 1, 2015, in a letter to a Catholic Archbishop, Pope Francis made several statements concerning abortion and the women who have been wounded by it. The recent media hype surrounding Pope Francis’ comments … Continue reading
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Women Speak Out Press Conference at Senator Mark Kirk’s Office
Today, September 3rd, 2015, at 12pm, 10 pro-life organizations, their leaders and pro-life individuals gathered for a press conference on the front steps of U.S. Senator Mark Kirk’s Chicago Office. Senator Mark Kirk recently voted against a bill to defund … Continue reading
Nationwide Protest a Huge Success
Saturday, August 22, 2015, is a day the pro-life community will never forget. Tens of thousands of advocates for life rallied across the country in unified protest of the inhumane and illegal practices of the Planned Parenthood Federation. The … Continue reading
National Day of Protest
On August 22, 2015, pro-life citizens from all across the nation are rallying together at over 300 Planned Parenthood facilities throughout the United States. ProtestPP, an association formed from the union of various pro-life groups, has designated this day as … Continue reading
IRL Speaks at All Lives Matter Summit
Illinois Right to Life executive director Emily Zender spoke at the All Lives Matter Summit hosted by the Freedoms Journal Institute on July 31, 2015. Zender spoke on the future of the pro-life movement and shared heart wrenching and inspiring … Continue reading
IRL Statement on Mark Kirk’s Planned Parenthood bill
Late Wednesday, August 5, 2015, Senator Mark Kirk issued a press release detailing a new bill he has filed in the U.S. Senate. This bill calls upon the Department of Justice to investigate Planned Parenthood and shows support for defunding … Continue reading
Illinois Rep. Breen Files Bill to Stop Fetal Body Part Harvesting
A press release was just disseminated from Representative Breen’s (R-48) office included the following: “SPRINGFIELD…..In response to controversial videos that have surfaced surrounding the harvesting and sale of aborted fetal body parts and tissue, State Representative Peter Breen (R-Lombard) has … Continue reading
Will These Undercover Videos Change Anything?
What actions are being taken as a result of the #PPSellsBabyParts videos? (No graphic language or images in post) We’ve seen three morally repulsive videos drop in past three weeks from the Center for Medical Progress. Ifyou missed them and … Continue reading
Why a 20 week ban on abortion?
On June 11, 2015, U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham introduced a 20-week ban of abortion bill known as H.R. 3.6., Pain-Capable Unborn Protection Act. This bill would ban abortions done at or after a child reaches 20 weeks old in utero. According … Continue reading
You Have to Pay for Other People’s Abortions?
If you’d like to contact your state representative you can find his/her contact information by clicking here. The Illinois House is currently considering House Bill 4013 that will require Illinoisans to pay for other … Continue reading