We are in a tough fight in the IL 6th district. Our current Rep, Peter Roskam, is against a woman's right to choose in any case. Rape, incest, woman's health at risk -- doesn't care.
He is supporting legislation that is very cleverly worded. It would insist that every viable fertilized embryo -- yes, those fertilized eggs in storage from fertility clinics, would be required by law to be brought to term. (I guess not by the actual parents, but be made available to others.)
While this sounds like an interesting way for a fertility clinic to earn some extra income, the whole thing just seems so ridiculous that I can't imagine it passing. More likely, it is one of those bills set up to pander to the base with enough foolishness in it that it won't ever be brought to the floor, but the candidate can say that he tried. Jill has a cute response that hits to the point, below the fold.