{"id":306806,"date":"2024-02-12T16:36:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T22:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=306806"},"modified":"2024-02-14T20:56:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T02:56:49","slug":"illinois-bill-parents-abuse-prevent-minors-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/illinois-bill-parents-abuse-prevent-minors-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois bill would charge parents with abuse for trying to prevent a minor’s abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new bill introduced in Illinois is causing alarm among parental rights groups.<\/p>\n

HB4876<\/a> was introduced by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, and would amend the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to include children denied “necessary medical care” as being victims of abuse. While being denied legitimate health care is, in fact, abusive, Stava-Murray included both abortion and “gender-affirming care” as “necessary medical care” \u2014 so if a parent refuses to allow their child to have an abortion, they can be charged with abuse.<\/p>\n

It also reaffirms that children can consent to obtaining an abortion or “gender-affirming care” without needing approval from a parent.<\/p>\n

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that “abused child” means a child whose parent or immediate family member, or any person responsible for the child’s welfare, or any individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child’s parent denies the child access to necessary medical care, including, but not limited to, primary care services, abortion services, or gender-affirming services. Amends the Consent by Minors to Health Care Services Act. Specifies that consent to the performance of abortion services and gender-affirming services executed by a minor is not voidable because of such minority. Provides that a health care professional rendering abortion services and gender-affirming services shall not incur civil or criminal liability for failure to obtain valid consent or professional discipline for failure to obtain valid consent if the health care professional relied in good faith on representations made by the minor.<\/em><\/p>\n

Calls<\/a> have already begun for Stava-Murray to withdraw the bill.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea8Send Anne and Rules Committee an email w\/easy form at https:\/\/t.co\/JvHrAP03lf<\/a><\/p>\n

Call her office today & tell her to pull this bill! Here are the numbers. It will just take 30 seconds to do. Springfield (217) 782-6578 & Downers Grove (630) 605-0595. If vmail, leave a message. https:\/\/t.co\/OHaA0kKbTJ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Awake Illinois (@Awake_IL) February 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n