Sen. Darren Bailey | Darren Bailey/Facebook
Sen. Darren Bailey | Darren Bailey/Facebook
Republican Sen. Darren Bailey is among the growing number of lawmakers blasting Gov. J.B. Pritzker over his signing of a law that protects reproductive and gender-affirming health care patients and providers from legal action originating across state lines.
Bailey said he disagrees with the overturn of Roe v. Wade in the state of Illinois.
"This is wrong. God help us," Bailey recently said.
Pritzker moved to sign off on the legislation just hours after lawmakers approved the measure protecting Illinois' access to abortion from out-of-state meddling, making the state the latest to pursue such protections since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June.
According to ABC7, Planned Parenthood of Illinois said that since Roe was overturned, it has seen more out-of-state patients than ever. Before the high court's decision that replaced Roe and left abortion up to states, Planned Parenthood saw patients from 10 to 15 other states besides Illinois. Since then, its clinics have treated patients from 33 states, according to the report.
Democratic governors in Colorado, North Carolina and Hawaii have all issued executive orders to protect abortion providers and patients from extradition to states that have banned the procedure, and in November voters in Michigan enshrined abortion rights in their state's constitution.
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