![Sensitive Snollygosters At It Again Sensitive Snollygosters At It Again](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Word-games-1.jpg)
By Jenna Smith
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03.11.22
“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart peoplewho are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”
~Mark Twain DISCLAIMER: This article was assembled with a heavy dose of sarcasm. Proceed at your...
![Prosecution of the Persecuting Parent Prosecution of the Persecuting Parent](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Oppose-HB-4040.jpg)
By Jenna Smith
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01.21.22
Introduced by the brilliantly brave State Representative La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago), HB 4040 would criminalize any discipline, correction or action perceived as "persecution" by a parent toward their minor child--aka, “bullying.” If passed, this law would give a minor child the legal ability to sue their parents for the emotional damage caused by a word or look.
![Down Syndrome Awareness Month Down Syndrome Awareness Month](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Down-Syndrome-Awareness-e1634327784484.jpg)
By Jenna Smith
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10.16.21
It may have slipped your notice, but October is Down Syndrome Awareness month.Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic condition that occurs in one of every seven hundred babies born in the United States (CDC). The medical community, as evidenced from the source above, views it as a disease that makes life not worth living for those affected by it--which explains why so many mothers choose to abort their babies when diagnosed.
![Illinois Pro-Lifers Answer the Call Illinois Pro-Lifers Answer the Call](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/lr2-516x260.png)
By Jenna Smith
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03.23.19
As the oldest teenage daughter of Illinois Family Institute’s executive director, I have had the privilege of visiting Springfield for a great number of events. But this past Wednesday was perhaps the most important event I’ve volunteered for as I witnessed over four thousand pro-life Illinoisans converge on our state capitol to oppose two extreme abortion bills currently pending in the General Assembly.
![Abortion Is Not a Right, It’s a Crime Abortion Is Not a Right, It’s a Crime](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Brutial-6-516x260.png)
By Jenna Smith
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02.01.19
Virginia lawmakers recently rejected a bill that would have made it permissible to terminate a pregnancy throughout all three trimesters, just like the egregious bill New York recently legalized. While thrilled that Virginia lawmakers had the commonsense to vote this...