Prior to the US Senate abortion vote failing Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for federal law and protests to protect access if Roe v Wade falls.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday urged Congress to act - and activists to take to the streets - to ensure abortion remains widely accessible even if the Supreme Court rolls back its 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide.
He finished with an offhanded pitch for protests, recalling how in her work for women's rights, his mother taught him"how important it is to turn protest into action." Later he emphasized they must be peaceful. "This decision doesn't ban abortions," Cahokia Democratic Sen. Christopher Belt said."It bans safe abortions."
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