'Bubble zone' near reality in Windy City
Prayer in front of an abortion mill in Chicago
A committee of the Chicago City Council has voted in favor of a bubble
zone that highly restricts activities of sidewalk counselors at
abortion clinics.
THE VOTE
YES (28): Robert Fioretti, 2nd; Pat Dowell, 3rd; Toni Preckwinkle, 4th;
Leslie Hairston, 5th; Sandi Jackson, 7th; Michelle Harris, 8th; George
Cardenas, 12th; Toni Foulkes, 15th; Joann Thompson, 16th; Howard
Brookins, 21st; Ricardo Munoz, 22nd; Sharon Denise Dixon, 24th; Daniel
Solis, 25th; Roberto Maldonado, 26th; Walter Burnett, 27th; Isaac
Carothers, 29th; Scott Waguespack, 32nd; Richard Mell, 33rd; Rey Colon,
35th; Emma Mitts, 37th; Thomas Allen, 38th; Brendan Reilly, 42nd; Vi
Daley, 43rd; Thomas Tunney, 44th; Helen Shiller, 46th; Eugene Schulter,
47th; Joe Moore, 49th; and Bernard Stone, 50th.
NO (13): James Balcer, 11th; Frank Olivo, 13th; Edward Burke, 14th;
Lona Lane, 18th; Virginia Rugai, 19th; Willie Cochran, 20th; Michael
Zalewski, 23rd; Ariel Reboyras, 30th; Ray Suarez, 31st; John Rice,
36th; Margaret Laurino, 39th; Brian Doherty, 41st; Patrick Levar, 45th.
DID NOT VOTE (9): Manuel Flores, 1st; Freddrenna Lyle, 6th; Anthony
Beale, 9th; John Pope, 10th; Latasha Thomas, 17th; Ed Smith, 28th;
Carrie Austin, 34th; Patrick O’Connor, 40th; Mary Ann Smith (48th).
It appears the proposals will sail through the Council's meeting next
week and then head to Mayor Richard Daley for his signature. Ann
Scheidler of the Pro-Life Action League tells OneNewsNow about the
ordinance.
"It would establish a 50-foot bubble zone, and inside that...bubble
zone would be an eight-foot zone inside of which we could not approach
any client coming to the abortion clinic without that woman's or man's
consent," she explains, noting that it is impossible to hand pro-life
literature to people from eight feet away.
"We were joking that maybe we should fold all of our literature into
paper airplane shapes and just wing it at people," she chuckles. "How
else are you going to get it to them?"
pro-lifer being handcuffedPlanned Parenthood officials complained that
they need the law because of threatening behavior from pro-lifers -- an
accusation Scheidler takes issue with.
"We know that that is not true," she asserts. "We know the Chicago
police are more than competent to handle anything that comes up at an
abortion clinic." Scheidler points out there has never been a hint of
violence during their counseling efforts.
If Mayor Daley signs the ordinance into law, Pro-Life Action League
plans to file suit.
Before this bad law goes into effect, Mayor Richard Daley has to
approve it. We've got to convince the mayor to VETO the Bubble Zone.
We're already having such a big impact with our calls that they've set
up an automated system for the public to speak out on the Bubble Zone.
Here's the steps to follow:
1. CALL the mayor's office at 312-744-3300.
2. PRESS 1 to submit your opinion on the Bubble Zone.
3. Then PRESS 2 to vote NO on the Bubble Zone.
If already made a call before today's City Council vote, PLEASE CALL
AGAIN to convince the Mayor to veto it.
Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
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Date: October 8, 2009
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