[Peace] Fwd: Breaking news: The decision is in

Fri Aug 4 20:39:13 UTC 2023


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> From: Peter Breen <contact at e.thomasmoresociety.org>
> Subject: Breaking news: The decision is in
> Date: August 4, 2023 at 3:31:43 PM CDT
> To: cgestabrook at gmail.com
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> Dear C.,
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> Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul thought they could wage a crusade against our brave pro-life advocates and get away with it…
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> They were wrong.
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> We’ve just scored a massive victory in our legal battle to protect pro-life pregnancy help ministries in Illinois!
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> You might remember that last week we sued Attorney General Raoul, immediately after Pritzker signed SB 1909 into law.
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> SB 1909 is the most radical anti-free speech law in the country, seeking to declare pro-life speech illegal and shutter the doors of pro-life pregnancy help centers statewide—simply because these life-affirming organizations do not provide or refer for abortion.
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> Yesterday, we made our case in federal court.
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> At the conclusion of a blockbuster five-and-a-half hour hearing, the U.S. District Court judge ruled from the bench and entered a “preliminary injunction” against the enforcement of SB 1909.
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> This means Illinois cannot enforce this flagrantly unconstitutional law for the duration of our lawsuit…
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> …and pregnancy help ministries are free to continue their life-saving work without the threat of legal persecution and ruinous fines.
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> Free speech won today in the Land of Lincoln—pro-life advocates across Illinois can breathe a sigh of relief they won’t be pursued for "misinformation" by Raoul.
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> Thomas More Society is representing NIFLA, a national network of pregnancy help centers with 81 partner centers in Illinois.
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> Their partner centers provide compassionate care to pregnant women in need, through a wide range of material, emotional, and spiritual resources—at no cost to the mother.
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> Here’s what Thomas Glessner, President of NIFLA had to say:
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> “This is a victory for a woman's fundamental constitutional right to choose life and we are incredibly grateful to our attorneys at the Thomas More Society for their relentless work fighting for pregnancy centers to continue to help women in need.”
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> But this fight is nowhere near over. This morning, Pritzker was already on CNN, firing back against us and this ruling.
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> But I can promise this: we will not rest either. We’ll take this lawsuit all the way, if that’s what it takes.
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> Can I count on you for a generous gift of $35 or more today to help us make sure this victory is secured? <https://e.thomasmoresociety.org/rd/9z4z2thagbui7hqtqn6f2bts0fehr790mtvm3juvit0_rp22sh2s8h60p34c1j64o724no>
> The abortionists are on a warpath to transform the Land of Lincoln into an “oasis” for abortion… and they know that pro-life pregnancy help centers pose an existential threat to that nightmarish vision.
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> They know that when a pregnant woman is presented with truthful information regarding abortion, and all her options, their bottom-line suffers.
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> And when their profit margins suffer… precious, innocent children are brought into this world.
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> C., I can’t exaggerate how important this case is.
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> If Planned Parenthood and their allies in Illinois win, pro-abortion ideologues nationwide will enact laws just like SB 1909.
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> The life-affirming work of pregnancy help centers would then face unprecedented threats in every part of our great nation.
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> Help us keep the doors of pro-life pregnancy help centers open with a gift of $35 or more today. <https://e.thomasmoresociety.org/rd/9z4z9a9k7bin0mt6kt5h6ls46r40565vd6n9n1tirp0_rp22sh2s8h60p34c1j64o724no>
> Pregnancy help ministries deserve protection and praise… not $50,000 fines and ruinous investigations and lawsuits.
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> Please pray for our incredible clients and our team as we continue to defend pregnancy help ministries from SB 1909 and laws like it across the country.
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> Gratefully, 
> 
> Peter Breen
> Executive Vice President & Head of Litigation
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