A board member for Democrats for Life of America has suggested Democratic lawmakers should support a 20-week abortion ban to gain GOP support for paid family leave.
A siege at the only remaining abortion clinic in Kentucky Saturday suggests anti-choice extremists are returning to old methods of attacking clinics, testing the Department of Justice for a response.
"If you're pregnant, you can now text a number to get more information and you can talk with a crisis pregnancy center counselor exclusively over text if that's what you want."
Advocates have urged GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner to sign the legislation, saying its provisions are vital to protect reproductive health choices under the Trump administration.
"President Trump has missed numerous opportunities to condemn prejudice targeting Muslim in the United States," said Corey Saylor of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
