{"id":299091,"date":"2023-09-22T08:43:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T13:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=299091"},"modified":"2023-09-21T20:19:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T01:19:33","slug":"billboards-illinois-abortion-gods-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/billboards-illinois-abortion-gods-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Billboards leading to Illinois claim abortion is ‘God’s plan’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A series of billboards beginning in southern states, leading to Illinois, are promoting abortion as loving and as something God smiles upon.<\/p>\n

Amelia Bonow, founder of “Shout Your Abortion,” tweeted<\/a> that the organization wanted to reach the thousands of women traveling to Illinois for abortion. “I-55 is covered with horrific, shaming billboards,” she wrote. “[Shout Your Abortion] put up [six] good ones.” Illinois is one of several states which has made itself an abortion destination<\/a> after the reversal of Roe v. Wade<\/em>, with a 54% increase in abortions since last year, largely due to women traveling from out of state. The billboards referenced by Bonow are meant for those women.<\/p>\n

These “good” billboards include<\/a> messages like, “God’s Plan Includes Abortion,” \u201cAbortion is Okay, You Know What’s Right for You,\u201d and \u201cAbortion is Normal, You are Loved.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Interstate 55 carries 10s of thousands of abortion seekers out of southern states to Illinois, where abortion is legal. I-55 is covered with horrific, shaming billboards. @ShoutYrAbortion<\/a> put up 6 good ones, to show love & affirmation to those making the journey. pic.twitter.com\/8HlfSG1z4B<\/a><\/p>\n

— Amelia Bonow (@ameliabonow) September 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n