Posts tagged: Mary Beth Canty

The Battle Over Words, Worldviews, and the Womb

Written by David E. Smith

Last week, Governor JB Pritzker stood alongside State Senator Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago), State Representative Mary Beth Canty (D-Arlington Heights), Megan Jeyifo of the Chicago Abortion Fund, and other abortion cheerleaders at a press conference celebrating the passage and signing of the Reproductive Health Privacy Act (HB 5295).

As we reported in an article last week, this new law mandates that abortion-related and transgender-related medical records be electronically segregated and limits disclosure through health information networks.… Continue Reading

Pritzker Doubles Down on Abortion and Transgender Secrecy

Written by Kathy Valente

On the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 5295 into law, also known as the Reproductive Health Privacy Act.

At a press conference extolling the new law, Pritzker stood alongside the bill’s sponsors, State Representative Mary Beth Canty (D-Arlington Heights) and State Senator Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago), as well as abortion cheerleaders who praised Illinois’ continued expansion of abortion access.… Continue Reading