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Abortion and States’ Rights

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

On May 2, the town of Danville, Illinois became what some have called a "sanctuary city for the unborn." After Planned Parenthood staff announced plans to open an abortion clinic in the town, the city council reacted by narrowly passing an ordinance (8-7), citing a section of federal law that forbids the mailing of abortion paraphernalia.

Posted in Federal, Illinois Politics, next gen, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Abortion and States' Rights, Article VI, Constitution, Danville, Dobbs v. Jackson, Kwame Raoul, ordinance, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Health Act, Roe v. Wade, sanctuary city, sanctuary city for the unborn, Supreme Court, U.S.C. §§ 1461–62 | Comments Off