Pritzker signs pledge not to diminish abortion rights
"I want to make sure that everyone in the state of
Rauner signed House Bill 40 in September. It expanded the right to get abortions for women on Medicaid and state employee insurance.
The Republican governor said he had a change of heart before he signed it -- as a spokeswoman had announced the previous April that he would veto the measure. But the signature matched what he said during the 2014 campaign, as he had expressed support for the abortion rights granted in the legislation in a questionnaire for Personal PAC, a pro-choice group. It was that group that recently asked candidates for governor this year to sign the pledge that Pritzker signed Monday.
At the event Monday, state Sen.
She also said that abortion rights are under attack at the national level and in other states.
"Here in
Rauner's signature on HB40 was criticized by some socially conservative
The pledge signed by Pritzker states in part that he supports HB40 100 percent, and 'I will not sign any legislation that repeals, modifies or in any way diminishes HB40."
The governor's campaign declined comment on Pritzker's action Monday.
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