Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn
My wife, Paula Wallace, and I both shared words of advice on Tuesday night at the Quincy City Council meeting, along with many others who were standing against the abortion racket being perpetrated in Illinois. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful, even though the message and appeal for life and blessing was clearly with the pro-life people…
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Letter to the Editor: Let's spend more time making this world a place where it's safe to go to sleep
Two caveats toward Quincy City Council aldermen using their governmental offices to continue seeking an overturn of the Reproductive Health Act in Illinois: 1. A large part of what bothers me so much is people claiming to be so “pro-life” do so with such a feeling of self-satisfaction that they are morally superior in their…
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QUINCY — Moments after the ordinance requiring compliance with federal abortion laws was voted down 7-5 Tuesday night by Quincy City Council, Mark Lee Dickson had quietly worked his way to the front of City Council chambers to visit with supporters. The message from the pastor and anti-abortion advocate from east Texas was: We’re just getting…
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As I awakened at 4 a.m. the day after the marathon City Council meeting, I experienced an epiphany so profound that I had to put pen to paper (or fingers to keypad — few of us write anymore). I witnessed more of my neighbors taking time out of their busy lives to speak at a City…
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QUINCY — After hearing more than two hours of speakers speak respectfully on both sides of the sanctuary city for the unborn ordinance, debate among members of the Quincy City Council got a little heated Monday night before they voted 7-5 against it. The issue attracted an overflow crowd that filled City Council chambers and…
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It has come to the attention of Students for Life of America that the attorney advising the Quincy City Council on the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance has voiced opposition to making Quincy a sanctuary city for the unborn while also claiming to hold pro-life values. The aldermen and alderwomen who passed this very…
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Today, many stand with you in this effort to “preserve the safety, health, peace, good order, comfort, convenience, morals and welfare of all inhabitants within the city of Quincy, and to ensure the federal prohibitions on the shipment of abortion pills and abortion-related paraphernalia are obeyed.” The negligence of the abortion industry has been tolerated…
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I am the oldest of five daughters, and three of my sisters live in Quincy. The “Sanctuary City for the Unborn” ordinance before the Quincy City Council would affect the level of healthcare my sisters would receive. It would also affect me, as all my healthcare needs are covered in Quincy. Let’s be so for…
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On behalf of Springfield Right to Life, its Civic Action Committee and Two Hearts Pregnancy Help Center, we strongly support the passage of the “Sanctuary City for the Unborn” ordinance. In reviewing the ordinance summary, it looks to be a mere adoption of the Comstock Act of 1873 (18 USCA 1462 & 1463) which, in…
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My son Carl would be 16 years old today. I should be taking him to get his driver’s license and maybe to his first job. He should be driving me bonkers by being too loud with his friends and playing video games past his bedtime. But I never got that chance, because 16 years ago,…
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I am writing in response to the letter from Nicholas Scholz, which said the proposed “Sanctuary City for the Unborn” ordinance would make Quincy less competitive in the market for young, educated workers. Perhaps Mr. Scholz would prefer only people with college degrees to vote? I am reminded of William Buckley’s famous saying that he…
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On Tuesday, Oct. 10, the Quincy City Council will be weighing the possibility of making Quincy a “Sanctuary City for the Unborn.” An ordinance has been placed on the City Council’s agenda, and there is some concern that it might be voted on after a single reading. That the text of this ordinance has only…
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The attempt to turn Quincy into a “sanctuary city” may have unintended consequences for its proponents. Legal abortions in the U.S. were nearly halved from 1990-2017 (Guttmacher Institute) due in part to changes in the 90s to sex education and prophylactic availability (NIH). Since then, a record number of abortion providers have shuttered, and states…
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Why has the Quincy City Council decided it is within their scope of responsibility to make Quincy a sanctuary city, preventing abortions and medications related to abortion from being available in the city of Quincy? In attempting to make the city a “safe haven,” this ordinance will make the city unsafe for many current residents…
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The proposed “Sanctuary City for the Unborn” ordinance would make Quincy less competitive in the market for young, educated workers. According to the Pew Research Center, 66 percent of Americans with a college degree or higher believe that abortion should be legal in most cases. I am willing to bet my next paycheck that number…
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On Tuesday, the Quincy City Council will be considering an ordinance which would make Quincy a “sanctuary city for the unborn.” While the ordinance does not contain the phrase, it will produce that same effect — offering as much protection for unborn children that we believe is possible within the city limits of Quincy. Two…
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City Council will introduce an ordinance next week to make Quincy a “sanctuary city for the unborn.” We strongly oppose this legislation and firmly believe such legislation would represent an unnecessary intrusion of government into deeply personal healthcare decisions, particularly when Illinois law already protects healthcare rights. The Reproductive Health Act, passed in 2019, ensures…
Read Full Article I recognize that this letter may make me unpopular with some. I am also aware that, by saying nothing and therefore being complicit, what is occurring before our very eyes outweighs that concern. This past Monday, our City Council saw fit to consider on a future agenda an ordinance designating Quincy as a sanctuary…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council officially severed ties with Jim Baxter and Coalition Health, effective Jan. 1, 2024, when it approved Gallagher Insurance of Quincy as the broker for the city’s health insurance program for next year. Before aldermen unanimously voted in favor of the resolution, Greg Fletcher (R-1) asked, “This removes Jim Baxter…
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QUINCY — A Texas man who is the founder of Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn will speak Friday night in Father McGivney Hall at the Knights of Columbus, 700 S. 36th, about the process for achieving a city ordinance that would call for prohibiting abortions in Quincy, a move that would be in direct conflict with state…
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