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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIllinois bill would allow anyone to sue someone who "causes an unintended pregnancy"
Illinois State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D) has introduced a bill that allows any resident to sue someone who causes an unintended pregnancy or commits domestic assault. The bill is modeled after a controversial Texas law that allows anyone to sue a woman who has an abortion after six weeks.
The TEXAS Act, modeled after the controversial abortion law, also would allow lawsuits against anyone who aids or abets the pregnancies. As with Texass law, this could include anyone from an Uber driver to a bartender, but the Illinois version has a special twist.
If the litigant wins their lawsuit against the person causing the unwanted pregnancy, they are entitled to $10,000. Half of the money would be placed in a state fund meant to pay for abortions for people in Texas who cant get them in their home state.
This allows women to seek damages if they become pregnant after consensual sex, Illinois Right to Life Action Executive Director Amy Gehrke said. The group lobbies to pass abortion restrictions like the one passed in Texas.
The fact that they will be taking money from people to fund abortion. There are so many aspects of this bill that make it completely unserious.
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lame54
(35,141 posts)ananda
(28,783 posts)will be in a bind, won't they?
ZonkerHarris
(24,156 posts)don't muddy it for the SCOTUS
Buckeyeblue
(5,491 posts)LiberatedUSA
(1,666 posts)They cant rule one way on the Abortion Law and another way on a copy of the law for something they care about without making their rulings illegitimate.
marie999
(3,334 posts)twin_ghost
(435 posts)We should not encourage any laws that mimic Texas' laws.
KentuckyWoman
(6,666 posts)written against anyone who admits to voting or supporting the Republican Party in any way shape or form.
And yes I'm being snotty.
Demovictory9
(32,324 posts)mopinko
(69,806 posts)lead sponsor of marriage equality, as well as weed legalization.
i'm not sure what she's up to here. making a point, i assume.