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Personal PAC News and Announcements

  • Personal PAC Testifies Before the Illinois House

    Personal PAC

    Personal PAC President & CEO, Terry Cosgrove, tesitified before the Illinois House "Economic & Justice Equity Committee" on May 10, 2017. To read his full testimony, click here: House Committee Testimony_Cosgrove.pdf

  • Personal PAC Releases New Statewide Poll

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    Today, Personal PAC released the results of a statewide poll it recently conducted showing that Governor Rauner is completely out of step with the vast majority of Illinois voters on the issue of abortion. To read the Press Release, click here (Press Release_Poll.pdf). To view the full poll results, click here (IllinoisResults 1.pdf).

  • Press Conference: Governor Rauner's Deception on Reproductive Rights

    Personal PAC

    At a press conference on April 19, Personal PAC President & CEO, Terry Cosgrove, held Governor Rauner accountable: "Governor Rauner’s intention to veto HB 40 after submitting Personal PAC’s 2014 Questionnaire [that clearly stated his support for repealing the ban of Medicaid funding for abortion] is not only dishonest, it defrauds every voter who took him at his word and mistakenly believed him to be an honest man. The only ethical way for Governor Rauner to move forward as the leader of this great state is to honor his 2014 commitment to the voters of Illinois and publicly state TODAY that he will sign HB 40 when it reaches his desk." Please click here to view Governor Rauner's 2014 Perosnal PAC Questionnaire (Bruce Rauner, 2014, Governor.pdf). Please click here to view Governor Thompson's 1977 veto letter (Gov. Thompson Veto Message 1977.pdf).

  • Personal PAC Announces New Event Series

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    Personal PAC invites you to join us at The Choice is All Yours Event Series. Join Personal PAC for a critical update about the threats to reproductive rights in Illinois and across the country. On May 3, Personal PAC is thrilled to welcome Dr. Willie Parker as guest speaker. Dr. Parker's new novel, Life's Work, pulls from his personal and professional journey as one of the few abortion doctors in Mississippi and Alabama. On May 18, State Treasurer Michael Frerichs, a strong advocate for reproductive rights, joins Personal PAC as guest speaker. Both events will be held in Winnetka, Illinois. To purchase tickets, click here.

  • HB 40 Passes Out of Human Services Committee

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    On Wednesday, February 8th, HB 40 passed out of the IL Human Services Committee by a 7 - 5 vote. The bill is now headed to a full vote before the Illinois House of Representatives.

  • Equality Illinois Honors Personal PAC President & CEO

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    Personal PAC celebrates Terry Cosgrove, who received the Freedom Award from Equality Illinois at their gala on February 4, 2017. Brian C. Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois, said, "Terry Cosgrove epitomize[s] the criteria for the Equality Illinois Freedom Award, which was created to honor individuals and organizations who demonstrate remarkable vision, courage, and leadership in the effort to achieve full equality for LGBTQ individuals in Illinois."

  • U.S. Supreme Court Nomination

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    Donald Trump just nominated one of the most anti-choice nominees ever to the U.S. Supreme Court who is committed to overturning Roe v Wade and making abortion illegal. We must continue to fight to keep abortion legal in Illinois. Personal PAC is continuing to fight for access to abortion through supporting HB 40. Please click here to contact your State Representative to ask that they support safe, legal abortion in Illinois.

  • Personal PAC Announces Support for HB 40

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    Personal PAC is fighting to stop abortion from becoming illegal in Illinois. We support the passage of HB 40 through the Illinios General Assembly. Here is more information  about the bill:

    HB 40 removes anti-choice language, stating that "life" begins at conception, from the Illinois Criminal Code so that abortion remains legal in Illinois.

    HB 40 repeals the harmful discriminatory Illinois law that prevents low-income women from obtaining abortion care solely due to their health insurance.

    HB 40 also repeals the outrageous Illinois law that denies insurance coverage for abortion care to state employees, while male state employees have coverage for Viagra. 

    We need your help contacting State Representatives to let them know HB 40 should be their top priority. Click here to contact your State Representative.

  • Women's March on Chicago

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    Personal PAC proudly supported the Women's March on Chicago on January 21, 2017. The turn out in support of women and access to reproductive health care was impressive and we are continuing the fight! To learn more about the March, please click here.

Upcoming Personal PAC Events

August 10 - Join Personal PAC for a critical update about the threats to reproductive rights in Illinois and across the country. Guest Speakers: Illinois Senator and Senate Sponsor of HB 40, Heather Steans, and Illinois Representative and House Sponsor of HB 40, Sara Feigenholtz. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

October 30 - Personal PAC Annual Awards Luncheon; Keynote speaker Joy Reid. Awardees include Khadine Bennett, Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs Director at the ACLU of Illinois; Jackie Kaplan-Perkins, Director of Human Rights Watch in Chicago; and Tina Tchen, Former Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama. For more information and to purchase tickets/tables, click here.

Reproductive Health News

  • Brian Murphy on 1987 Twins: Still bitter after all these years

    Springfield News-Sun

    The Tigers were the odd men out during that odd year. The Twins had not been to the postseason since moving to the Metrodome in 1982. But they certainly would not have taken a 2-0 lead in Motown and put the series in a vise heading home to the Thunderdome. Hey, whatever. Louis Cardinals, were subsequently vanquished by the Twinkies in that World Series. The irony of moving to the Twin Cities in 2000, marrying a St.

  • Texans sound off on hotly contested issues in Austin

    Houston Chronicle

    July 21--AUSTIN -- Lawmakers on Friday were quickly passing a wide-ranging series of legislation after Republican Gov. A handful of people were there to weigh in on the debate about how school vouchers can impact families. Dan Patrick -- a Houston Republican eager to pass bills on the Abbott's list -- took the lead this week by scheduling a marathon of committee hearings within three days.

  • Pay up - court orders Missouri to foot Planned Parenthood's $156,000 legal bill

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Colleen McNicholas, the abortion doctor at Planned Parenthood's Columbia clinic, lost her privileges when the University of Missouri Health Care System's medical staff voted to discontinue them in light of the legislative investigation into her practices. That left Planned Parenthood's clinic in St. Louis as the only place performing abortions in Missouri. U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey ruled in May 2016 that the health department treated Planned Parenthood more harshly...

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