Tag Archives: John Shimkus

IFI Files Pro-Life Brief With SCOTUS

Posted on January 4, 2020 by David E Smith

We are pleased to report that Illinois Family Institute, along with three other Christian organizations, filed an amicus brief this week to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in the case of June Medical Service, LLC v. Gee. The brief supports a Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have hospital admitting privileges within 30 miles of the clinic.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Adam Kinzinger, Darin LaHood, Harris v. McRae, John Shimkus, June Medical Service, LLC v. Gee, Mike Bost, Rodney Davis, Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, Williams v. Zbaraz | Comments Off

U.S. House Passes Legislation to Ban Late-Term Abortions

Posted on October 4, 2017 by David E Smith

With a vote of 237 to 189, the U.S. House voted yesterday to pass H.R. 36, the 20-week ban on abortion. The official title of this important legislation is the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," which restricts most abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, with limited exceptions. It also specifies that any baby born alive in the process of an abortion should be given the same care as a baby born prematurely.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 week ban, Daniel Lipinski, Darin LaHood, John Shimkus, Mike Bost, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, Peter Roskam, Randy Hultgren, Rodney Davis, Trent Franks | Comments Off

The Illinois GOP Congressional Caucus Responds to HB 40

Posted on September 26, 2017 by David E Smith

In light of the possibility that Governor Bruce Rauner may renege on his commitment to veto HB 40—the bill that would require taxpayer-funding of abortions through Medicaid and state employee insurance plans through the entire 9 months of pregnancies—and the moral gravity of such an obscene (and costly) requirement, Illinois Family Institute Executive Director David Smith sent a letter to Illinois’ Republican congressmen requesting their help in persuading Governor Rauner to veto HB 40.

Posted in Illinois Politics, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Adam Kinzinger, Bruce Rauner, Darin LaHood, HB 40, John Shimkus, Mike Bost, Peter Roskam, Randy Hultgren, Rodney Davis, taxpayer-funding of abortions | Comments Off

Christian Leaders Call on Congressional Leaders to Support the ‘Free Speech Fairness Act’

Posted on June 23, 2017 by David E Smith

Last October the Illinois Family Institute brought attention to the “Free Speech Fairness Act.” Now faith leaders from around the country, including IFI's executive director David E. Smith, are signing a letter addressed U.S. Congressional leaders calling for the passage of the bill. This letter was delivered earlier this week...

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged Alliance Defending Freedom, Family Research Council, Free Speech Fairness Act, IRS, Jody Hice, John Shimkus, Johnson Amendment, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Randy Hultgren, Steve Scalise | Comments Off

Congress Responds to Latest Controversy Involving Planned Parenthood

Posted on July 17, 2015 by David E Smith

This week, U.S. Representatives Peter Roskam (R-West Chicago), Randy Hultgren (R-Campton Hills), Daniel Lipinski (D-Chicago), Mike Bost (R-Belleville), Rodney Davis (R-Decatur), and John Shimkus (R-Effingham), joined dozens of their colleagues in the U.S. Congress in calling for an investigation into the shocking revelations that a top Planned Parenthood executive was caught on video discussing dismembering babies and selling their body parts.

(Read more: Click HERE to read Laurie Higgin’s article.)

This recently released video exposes Dr. Deborah Nucatola, a Planned Parenthood executive, negotiating with tissue brokers to determine what organs they would like to “procure” and offering ways to alter …

Posted in Federal, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Daniel Lipinski, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, John Shimkus, Mike Bost, Peter Roskam, Planned Parenthood, Randy Hultgren, Rodney Davis | Comments Off

U.S. House Votes to Repeal ObamaCare Again

Posted on February 4, 2015 by David E Smith

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 239-186 to repeal Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act with no Democrat votes in support. Three Illinois Republicans sent out explanations for their votes immediately after casting them.

Illinois U.S. Representative Bob Dold (IL-10) was one of three Republicans to oppose it, along with freshmen U.S. Representatives John Katko of New York and Bruce Poliquin of Maine.

“The people of the 10^th District sent me to Congress to advance solutions, not sound bites, to the problems we face. Among the issues that I believe congress must urgently address are the rising premiums and deductibles

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Posted in Federal, How Did They Vote, Illinois Politics | Tagged Aaron Schock, Adam Kinzinger, Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Bill Foster, Bob Dold, Bobby Rush, Bruce Poliquin, Cheri Bustos, Dan Lipinski, Danny Davis, Jan Schakowsky, John Katko, John Shimkus, Luis Gutierrez, Mark Kirk, Mike Bost, Mike Quigley, Peter Roskam, Randy Hultgren, Robin Kelly, Rodney Davis, Tammy Duckworth | Comments Off

Sparing 18,000 Babies’ Pain and Suffering

Posted on January 16, 2015 by David E Smith

Every year in America, more than 18,000 perfectly healthy babies – developed enough to feel pain and, in many cases, survive outside the womb – are brutally killed in their mother’s wombs.

Eighteen thousand.

Can you imagine the public outrage if 18,000 babies died every year from faulty baby formula or substandard infant car seats? Liability lawsuits would flood the court systems and manufacturing companies would shutdown in bankruptcy and disgrace.

These particular 18,000 babies have been growing for 20 weeks or more in their mother’s bodies.

“These are innocent and defenseless children who can not only feel pain, but …

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Aaron Schock, Adam Kinzinger, Barack Obama, Bob Dold, Dan Lipinski, Frederik De Buck, George W. Bush, Jamila Perritt, Jill Stanek, John Shimkus, Marc Van de Velde, Marsha Blackburn, Mike Bost, Peter Roskam, Planned Parenthood, Randy Hultgren, Trent Franks | Comments Off

DC Audit: Taxpayers Paying for Abortions

Posted on October 2, 2014 by David E Smith

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report revealing that 1,036 plans in Obamacare (also known as the Affordable Care Act) health insurance exchanges are paying for elective abortions. In other words, U.S. taxpayers are paying for surgical and chemical abortions under Obamacare.

The audit found that in five states all health insurance exchange plans included elective abortion coverage. In another eight states, 95 to 100 percent of the plans paid for elective abortions.

President Barack Obama had promised that no federal dollars would be used to underwrite abortion coverage. He even issued an executive order to that effect …

Posted in Federal, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Aaron Schock, Adam Kinzinger, Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Casey Mattox, Christopher Smith, Daniel Lipinski, Harry Reid, John Shimkus, ObamaCare, Peter Roskam, Randy Hultgren, Rodney Davis, Steve Scalise | Comments Off