Wednesday, April 19 - Fight Deceptive Crisis Pregnancy Centers / Pedal for the Planet Saturday
Action You Can Take Today
Action 1: Tell your Illinois State Representative to vote YES on SB1909
Action 2: Pedal For The Planet on Saturday, April 22 at 11:00 AM at Douglass Park (1401 S Sacramento Dr)
Action 1: Fight Deceptive Crisis Pregnancy Centers
There has been a lot of difficult news lately when it comes to abortion access. It can be easy to feel helpless or believe there is nothing you can do. But we’re here to assure you that there is always a way to keep fighting for what is right.
There is a bright spot here in Illinois that continues to provide hope: On March 31st, the Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 1909 (SB1909) with a 36-19 vote. This is a major step toward holding anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs) accountable for their deceptive practices aimed at abortion seekers in our state.
We cannot afford to rest now, because we still need SB1909 to pass out of the House of Representatives before the Illinois General Assembly ends its session for the summer.
Yours may be the voice that reaches an elected official who did not realize CPCs use digital marketing to mislead patients, deceptive messaging on their websites to disguise their anti-abortion mission, and dangerous medical disinformation to steer people away from seeking care.
That’s why we need to continue flooding the phone lines and email inboxes of our state representatives, urging them to support SB1909. It only takes two minutes, and all of the tools you need are in one place.
If signed into law, SB1909 would create a mechanism for the Illinois Attorney General to bring legal action against CPCs for deceiving and misinforming pregnant people. Read about it here.
With so much uncertainty about abortion access in the future, we must take action to improve access and promote bodily autonomy however we can. Thank you for your dedication to this important cause, and for taking the time to contact your Illinois state representative with this important information. Encourage your friends to do the same!
Action via She Votes IL
Action 2: Pedal for the Planet on Saturday
Join Chicago, Bike Grid Now! and the Chicago Teacher's Union on Earth Day, Sat. April 22, as we bus together and jam it up for safer streets, beautiful parks, and green schools.
Buses from Bronzeville, McKinley Park, Wicker Park, Lakeview to jam from Douglass Park. Learn more about the CTU Climate Justice Committee and the Green Schools campaign. Learn more about Chicago, Bike Grid Now!
Join Pedal For The Planet on Saturday, April 22 at 11:00 AM at Douglass Park (1401 S Sacramento Dr). Register here for more bus info, coming soon.
Action via Chicago, Bike Grid Now!
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