Ill. Gov. Pritzker: We Are a ‘Protective Island’ for Anyone Seeking Abortion

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Loud noise ░░░░░░░░ is people are seeing ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Let s ░░░░░░░░ now to the protest ░░░░░░░░ Chicago where we see ░░░░░░░░ curse standing by for ░░░░░░░░ Jesse you re gonna ░░░░░░░░ us with the governor ░░░░░░░░ Illinois jamie pittsburgh That ░░░░░░░░ right Alex we re ░░░░░░░░ life with the governor ░░░░░░░░ ve got hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ gathering here already You ░░░░░░░░ called Illinois and islands ░░░░░░░░ place where people can ░░░░░░░░ to for abortion rights ░░░░░░░░ if Roe is in ░░░░░░░░ overturned you expect multiple ░░░░░░░░ around here to be ░░░░░░░░ restrictor outright ban abortion ░░░░░░░░ first off which states ░░░░░░░░ you most concerned about ░░░░░░░░ terms of the influx ░░░░░░░░ people Where do you ░░░░░░░░ most people would be ░░░░░░░░ from What are you ░░░░░░░░ right now to prepare ░░░░░░░░ that possibility We are ░░░░░░░░ to see people from ░░░░░░░░ from Kentucky from Indiana ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin from Iowa Really ░░░░░░░░ the states that touch ░░░░░░░░ All of them either ░░░░░░░░ already started to restrict ░░░░░░░░ s reproductive rights or ░░░░░░░░ have trigger laws that ░░░░░░░░ revert them to becoming ░░░░░░░░ states We re also ░░░░░░░░ people from as far ░░░░░░░░ as Texas coming to ░░░░░░░░ to exercise their freedoms ░░░░░░░░ we ve of course ░░░░░░░░ for that trying to ░░░░░░░░ services for people coming ░░░░░░░░ Illinois because we want ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ those rights We re ░░░░░░░░ to defend all across ░░░░░░░░ nation if they want ░░░░░░░░ if they need to ░░░░░░░░ an abortion they know ░░░░░░░░ can come to Illinois ░░░░░░░░ be free You expect ░░░░░░░░ get more funding or ░░░░░░░░ logistical support from the ░░░░░░░░ on That obviously this ░░░░░░░░ to do this separately ░░░░░░░░ on the state level ░░░░░░░░ added resources do you ░░░░░░░░ weeks term now if ░░░░░░░░ fact Roe is overturned ░░░░░░░░ ve been working with ░░░░░░░░ Parenthood and other clinics ░░░░░░░░ the state particularly around ░░░░░░░░ border of Illinois to ░░░░░░░░ sure that as people ░░░░░░░░ to Illinois that they ░░░░░░░░ well service that they ░░░░░░░░ got a logistics center ░░░░░░░░ make sure they can ░░░░░░░░ the place to stay ░░░░░░░░ can get the proper ░░░░░░░░ that they need and ░░░░░░░░ they need support we ░░░░░░░░ get that So we ░░░░░░░░ doing everything that we ░░░░░░░░ to stand up for ░░░░░░░░ s right to choose ░░░░░░░░ in Illinois But the ░░░░░░░░ important thing and the ░░░░░░░░ you re seeing today ░░░░░░░░ s people have to ░░░░░░░░ pro choice legislators They ░░░░░░░░ got to elect pro ░░░░░░░░ governors and pro choice ░░░░░░░░ because that s how ░░░░░░░░ re going to preserve ░░░░░░░░ woman s right to ░░░░░░░░ Talk about states with ░░░░░░░░ laws We are talking ░░░░░░░░ how Illinois before you ░░░░░░░░ governor had removed trigger ░░░░░░░░ in the state That ░░░░░░░░ ve gone into effect ░░░░░░░░ Roe is overturned In ░░░░░░░░ you recently doubled down ░░░░░░░░ supporting reproductive rights in ░░░░░░░░ state and with the ░░░░░░░░ health act codifying support ░░░░░░░░ abortion rights here If ░░░░░░░░ is overturned stands would ░░░░░░░░ would decide what they ░░░░░░░░ to do There s ░░░░░░░░ discussion of a federal ░░░░░░░░ to restrict abortion rights ░░░░░░░░ does that look like ░░░░░░░░ a state like here ░░░░░░░░ Illinois where you are ░░░░░░░░ support of abortion rights ░░░░░░░░ is on the books ░░░░░░░░ such What is a ░░░░░░░░ like this look like ░░░░░░░░ there is federal legislation ░░░░░░░░ that banning abortion If ░░░░░░░░ will restrict or ban ░░░░░░░░ we are prepared here ░░░░░░░░ make sure that we ░░░░░░░░ going to stand up ░░░░░░░░ the woman s right ░░░░░░░░ choose in the state ░░░░░░░░ Illinois We might be ░░░░░░░░ island but we are ░░░░░░░░ protective island for anyone ░░░░░░░░ comes here We elected ░░░░░░░░ United States senators They ░░░░░░░░ pro choice They are ░░░░░░░░ to vote in favor ░░░░░░░░ a law to support ░░░░░░░░ twos Then we have ░░░░░░░░ make sure that we ░░░░░░░░ every congressional seat because ░░░░░░░░ need pro choice majorities ░░░░░░░░ the Congress Right here ░░░░░░░░ Illinois we have a ░░░░░░░░ government race and I ░░░░░░░░ running in it We ░░░░░░░░ state legislators and a ░░░░░░░░ We want to make ░░░░░░░░ that we elect the ░░░░░░░░ choice majority that we ░░░░░░░░ That is with these ░░░░░░░░ are here about Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much There are ░░░░░░░░ of people pouring in ░░░░░░░░ downtown Chicago and the ░░░░░░░░ power law in support ░░░░░░░░ this There are a ░░░░░░░░ portion of