A press release from Congressman Randy Hultgren:

Hultgren Cosponsors Legislation to Protect Unborn Who Can Feel Pain, Doctors Who Object to Abortion-Inducing Drugs

On Eve of March for Life, Hultgren Urges Nation to Pursue a Culture of Life

Washington, DC — On the eve of the March for Life in Washington, D.C. and the 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren (IL-14) has cosponsored key pro-life legislation and urges Congress and the nation to promote a culture of life.

Rep. Hultgren’s Washington office will be open tomorrow, the day of the March for Life, for constituents to warm up. Hot chocolate and baked goods will be provided.

Congressman Randy Hultgren and unopposed Judicial Cook County Candidate John Curry conversed at the Pro-Life Pig Roast.

“It has been more than 40 years and more than 50 million lives lost since the infamous Supreme Court ruling, but the fight to protect the most vulnerable among us marches on.

“Majorities of Americans agree that no child should be aborted after five months of life, no doctor should be forced to violate their moral convictions, and no one should be forced to pay for someone else’s abortion. I urge quick passage of this widely-supported pro-life legislation,” said Rep. Hultgren.

“Every year, the March for Life reminds us that young Americans continue to fight for a culture of life, and it gives us hope that one day every American will be ‘welcomed in life and protected in law.’ I look forward to seeing many from Illinois standing up for life on Thursday.”

Legislation Rep. Hultgren supports includes:

• H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which stops abortions after 20 weeks, or five months, based on the child’s ability to feel pain. A November 2014 poll from Quinnipiac found that 60 percent of Americans support legislation limiting abortions after 20 weeks. Rep. Hultgren previously cosponsored this legislation in the 113th Congress, which passed the House in June 2013 but died in the Senate.

• H.R. 940, the Health Care Conscience Rights Act, a comprehensive bill that will respect the religious freedom of Americans seeking health insurance, as well as the ability of the greater health care community to provide patient care in accordance with deeply-held, reasoned beliefs. Among other provisions, this would protect doctors from being forced to prescribe abortion-inducing drugs.

• H.R. 217, the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, which prevents federal tax dollars from going to organizations that perform abortions, such as Planned Parenthood. He has consistently held that no American should have to pay for someone else’s abortion.