IL GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner to sign HB 40, become first governor in U.S. to require taxpayers to fund abortion

Posted at Prairie State Wire:

Governor Bruce Rauner will sign House Bill 40, mandating state taxpayer funding of abortion, sources tell Prairie State Wire.

Rauner revealed his decision during a staff conference call this morning.

In signing the bill, Rauner will become America’s first governor to initiate taxpayer funding of abortions.

Today, Medicaid recipients can receive abortions in cases of rape, incest, health and life of the mother.

The measure expands that. It means Illinoisans on Medicaid as well as state employees will receive free abortions for any reason, up until the last day of their pregnancy.

Read more here.


See also:

• Rauner Signs Democrat Bill Forcing Taxpayers to Fund Abortion (Illinois Family Action)
• Gov. Rauner Approves Taxpayer Funding for Abortion (Illinois Family Institute)
• Governor Rauner goes against his promises and announces he will sign HB40 (Illinois Right to Life)
• DOES RAUNER’S ABORTION DECISION MEAN HE WON’T RUN AGAIN? (IL Headlines)
• Republican Illinois Governor Signs Bill Allowing Medicaid Coverage of Elective Abortions (Christian News Network)
• Rauner pulls trigger: Signs bill to ensure abortion remains legal (Chicago Sun Times)