Pregnant Illinois State Rep Gives Heartbreaking Speech On Abortion

As many conservative states pass legislation limiting abortion, many liberal states are doing just the opposite.

Illinois’ impending “Reproductive Health Act” repeals the state’s partial-birth abortion ban and essentially legalizes abortion up until birth.

The bill states that “a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights.” …Not until the magical birth canal grants them human-hood, I suppose.

The bill grants some of the most expansive abortion rights in the country.

While the bill did pass in the state house 65-40, Republican State Rep. Avery Bourne, delivered a heartbreaking speech that will stick with many for years to come:

According to Daily Caller:

“This bill will mean that if a baby requires extraordinary medical measures after they’re born, doctors could determine up to the 40th week of pregnancy that that baby was never viable,” an emotional Bourne said. “This bill means that if the baby is viable, a doctor can determine that the post-viable abortion can still take place based on a number of factors that include familial health and the age of the women.”

Bourne then broke into tears when discussing her own pregnancy and what she perceives as the bill’s disregard for human life.

“This bill will mean that, for a woman at my stage in pregnancy, where the baby responds to his dad’s voice as he reads him books at night, the woman could go to the facility – the baby is perfectly healthy – but if that woman says based on my familial health, this is medically necessary, that is allowed,” Bourne said.

“Familial health.”

As I’m sure you realize, this is purposely vague.

Illinois is already considered one of the most pro-choice states in the country, with 20 abortion clinics in the state, 17 of which are Planned Parenthood clinics.

I suppose this disdain for human life shouldn’t come as a shock… and yet, it still does.