Political Quotes

“53 years ago, the tragedy of Roe v. Wade was decided, and 65 million innocent lives are not here. It is hard to even calculate the loss that this has been. God created them. God had a purpose for their lives, and God meant to bless the world through them. Perhaps they were teachers who could have nurtured the next generation, doctors who could have cured cancer, lawyers who could have defended the defenseless, or musicians who could have written the next great symphony. Thankfully, on June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe, returning the issue of abortion to Congress and the States. Since Dobbs, 17 States have acted to protect life from the moment of conception. Still, there is so much work to be done. An equal number of States now allow abortion through all 9 months of pregnancy, including my home State of Illinois. Last year, this body took a significant step forward by defunding Planned Parenthood in the working families tax cut, resulting in 50 of their clinics closing. By the way, Planned Parenthood is not pro-choice. They are pro-abortion. If they were pro-choice, they would want women to make informed choices, which is why I want to pass legislation requiring an ultrasound to be done and a waiting period before a woman has an abortion. The greatest privilege of my life is to be a mother of 7, grandma of 23, and soon to be a great-grandma.”