Illinois Republican senator pushes to outlaw abortion
NPR ILLINOIS
Sen. Neil Anderson, R-Andalusia, on Feb. 5, introduced a fetal personhood bill that would define a fertilized human egg as a legal “person” and grant it constitutional protections. It would also open the door to first-degree murder charges for abortions.
“The important part of this bill is deterrence,” Anderson said at a Tuesday news conference. “We are outlawing abortion. There’s nobody up here that wants to put women in jail.” Anderson also refiled a bill to reinstate the death penalty for first-degree murder and other crimes. He said he’s introduced it several times over the years.