Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1950, prompting strong backlash from medical, disability, religious and legal groups who say it was rushed and violates key ethical and legal protections.
Thomas Olp, executive vice president and attorney for the Thomas More Society, said Senate Bill 1950 crosses both moral and legal boundaries.
Olp confirmed that the Thomas More Society is already litigating a closely related issue in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging state requirements that force physicians to refer patients for procedures they object to on moral or religious grounds.
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Thomas Olp, executive vice president and attorney for the Thomas More Society, said Senate Bill 1950 crosses both moral and legal boundaries.
Olp confirmed that the Thomas More Society is already litigating a closely related issue in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging state requirements that force physicians to refer patients for procedures they object to on moral or religious grounds.
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