Citizens in 2nd District to Protest HB6205 Tonight
Posted by John-Paul (March 15, 2010 at 5:01 pm)
Today, Monday March 15, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., concerned citizens and constituents of the 2nd District will gather at Representative Eddie Acevedo’s district office, 2021 W. 35th St.Chicago, IL 60609, to hold a prayer vigil in opposition to Illinois House Bill 6205, the Reproductive Health and Access Act.
This bill, up for a vote in the Illinois General Assembly, concerns citizens for many reasons. The chief concern is that HB 6205 will radically expand taxpayer funding for abortion and other “reproductive health care” services. HB 6205 will also rescind local control of sex education programs and mandate comprehensive sex education in high schools and elementary schools statewide.
“HB 6205 is not about freedom of choice, it is about using our tax dollars to pay for elective abortion and other services that many citizens contentiously object to. With our state in a dire financial crisis, it is wrong to even consider such a broad expansion of tax-payer funding of abortion,” said Roy Pletsch, Ph.D., a retired principal who lives in Rep. Acevedo’s district and is a member of the McKinley Park Civic Association.
Rep. Eddie Acevedo was a co-sponsor of HB 2354, the 2009 version of the Reproductive Health and Access Act. Acevedo is not co-sponsoring HB 6205 at this time, but will not commit to opposing the bill. Citizens are gathering at his district office for a peaceful prayer vigil, to encourage Acevedo to make a commitment to oppose HB 6205.
Please join us tonight to let Rep. Acevedo know we want him to oppose HB 6205!