CatholicCid:
Just out of curiousity, why would someone from Illinois try to pass a law in Indiana?
It’s not so much that people in IL or any other state would try to pass legislation in Indiana or any other state as much as U.S. citizens
anywhere would be showing their support for Indiana legislators to encourage them in the battle for life. This sends a definite signal to other legislative representatives in the U.S. should they be considering similar legislation but are wary of political/popular backlashing for speaking out in support of life.
Legislation passed in Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana and Kentucky with regard to abortion can directly affect Illinois medical facilities and health professionals.
Consider
this recent article in The Chicago Tribune:
States’ laws clash on teen abortions
Missouri rule forces restrictions in Illinois
By Bonnie Miller Rubin
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 9, 2006
It may have been Missouri that passed new abortion restrictions last fall, but the law was clearly aimed at Illinois.
The legislation, which took effect in September, allowed lawsuits against those who “cause, aid or assist” Missouri minors in obtaining abortions without parental consent. The law applies to abortions anywhere, including Illinois, which requires no such consent.
Four months later, the law continues to impose hardships and headaches at the Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City, Ill., administrators said. The clinic, just across the Mississippi River from the St. Louis arch, is one of the busiest abortion providers in Illinois.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0601090183jan09,1,3494048.story)
