Posted on 11/09/2022 8:55:51 PM PST by Morgana
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has announced that incarcerated women in the state will now be able to receive taxpayer-funded abortions, at no cost to them. The policy change comes after a WBEZ investigation found that incarcerated women had been required to pay for their own abortions as well as the fees for the correctional officer accompanying them to appointments.
“Moving forward, abortion procedures and their associated expenses will not be covered by incarcerated women,” Illinois Department of Corrections spokesperson Naomi Puzello wrote in a statement, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. “Those who previously paid for expenses will be reimbursed.”
The Department of Corrections also issued a statement apologizing to those incarcerated women who may have previously sought abortions but were unable to get one due to state policy. “We recognize that this policy likely caused additional trauma, and we sincerely apologize for any additional harm it created,” the statement said.
“With access to abortion care under attack across the nation, Illinois should ensure that every person in need of abortion care, including those in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections, has unfettered access to this critical health care,” said Emily Hirsch, a legal fellow at the ACLU of Illinois. “We applaud the Governor’s Office for taking an important step toward that goal.”
“I am hopeful that this will help a lot of people access care in ways that was previously impossible, or previously extremely detrimental or traumatizing,” said Alicia Hurtado with the Chicago Abortion Fund. “I hope to continue to see other states implement the same type of support to people as well as think about how we can minimize the impact and minimize the control that the criminal legal system has on people’s health care outcomes.”
Despite the comments of these abortion advocates, induced abortion is not health care because it intentionally takes the life of a human being in the womb — and not receiving an abortion does not cause trauma (see more here). Instead, women who undergo abortions have repeatedly spoken out about the regret, trauma, and pain they experienced for years afterward. As Live Action News has previously reported, incarcerated women routinely receive substandard prenatal care. If Illinois officials wanted to ensure that pregnant inmates receive critical health care, they instead should focus on ensuring that these women receive proper prenatal care and connect them with services that can help them raise their children after birth.
Offering ‘free’ abortions for incarcerated women without announcing any type of incentive or help for pregnant mothers who may actually want to keep their babies only increases the pressure that they feel to abort. Imprisoned pregnant women in Illinois are now only hearing one thing from state leaders — they can kill their children on the taxpayer’s dime.
LGTBxyzLMNOP?
Just askin...
If by that you mean men in women’s facilities? Yes that is probably one factor.
They’re in prison, how the hell did they get pregnant?
Help cover up the crime.
Yes, but I realize that’s not the only one.
Same way every other mammal does.
How does she get pregnant in prison?
Does Illinois have conjugal visits?
One way is prosecutors and police telling a pregnant woman “cooperate with us by testifying against these people or you will go to prison and your baby will be born there.” Happens when pregnant women are arrested and convicted.
A shame for the babies. Worse now that the new plan of abortion in prison is going to happen. Demonic.
FACT:
4-7% of women entering prison are pregnant, which translates into about 5,000 to 10,000 babies born in prison every year. The majority of women are sentenced for nonviolent drug related crimes. From unprisonproject.org website.
What about the men’s prison or are they trans haters?
Ahh yes, Governor J. B. Creosote.
This garbo ranks right up there with how two dead Democrats who did not live to see the election were re-elected to the House of Representatives.
Put a fork in it, this country is on a direct collision pathway with/to Hell.
no.
no.
and how are they getting pregnant in jail???
Coercion is a BS deal. If the girl is silent. Find other evidence. Using a baby in this circumstance is killing a baby. I call it murder.
I’ll be damned.
Excellent point. The baby is a pawn for the “tough guys.”
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