State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) says he wants to distinguish Illinois from the likes of New York, Virginia and Rhode Island through his support of anti-abortion House Bill 2384.
“In just a few short years, the Left went from ‘safe, legal, and rare’ to proudly promoting the killing of full-term babies right before birth,” Windhorst said in a press release. “I listened in shock as the Democratic governor of Virginia went on live radio to advocate for their proposed bill and seemingly defended the killing of a baby with deformities after birth. My heart sank as I looked at pictures of the Empire State Building illuminated in pink lights celebrating the signing of legalized infanticide in New York. It’s time for Illinois to decide who we want to be in the eyes of history and our creator.”
Windhorst reasons Illinois's current abortion laws already have too much in common with the way things are done in the aforementioned states.
Patrick Windhorst
“Abortion in Illinois after the point of viability is only legal if it is 'necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother,'" he added. “The definition of ‘health’ does not appear in (the) current statute and has been interpreted to allow late-term abortions for more reasons than preserving the mother’s life or physical health. The intentional vagueness and broad use of this terminology is what was just enacted in New York. Virginia goes even further to include 'mental health.'”
Windhorst said HB 2384, the “Illinois Anti-Infanticide Act,” would outlaw abortion after an unborn child is viable except to save the life or physical health of the mother, with the act also clearly designating pregnancy-related health issues as “serious physical impairments.”
An ardent pro-lifer who made his anti-abortion position a major part of his campaign platform in the 118th District, Windhorst is also the chief sponsor of a bill that would repeal the HB 40 bill , which makes taxpayer-funded abortions lawful.
With Republicans relegated to minority status in Springfield, Windhorst said, he understands what he is up against and is seeking a bipartisan effort in getting such legislation moved.
“Pro-lifers and pro-choice individuals have major disagreements—but I believe this is something we can agree on,” he said. “It should be easy and worthwhile for both Republicans and Democrats to come together and say we can’t be a state that stands for the killing of a full-term baby and especially after a baby has been delivered. We must stop this euthanasia of our children. We must never let that evil enter our state laws.”
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