Court Strikes Down Illinois Law Forcing Pro-Life Doctors to Promote Abortions

U.S. District Court Judge Iain D. Johnston issued a long-awaited decision in Schroeder, et al. v. Treto, Jr., striking down as unconstitutional a key provision of the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act (HCRCA) which had sought to compel pro-life physicians and pregnancy centers to promote pro-abortion talking points with women in need.However, in its split decision, the Court upheld a separate amendment to the HCRCA, which had gutted conscience protections for pro-life physicians and p