Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said Illinois Gov Bruce Rauner has taken a "principled stand" by promising to veto a bill to allow taxpayer money to pay for elective abortions for Medicaid recipients and state employees.
Under the bill pending in the state General Assembly, the public money will come from Illinois' Medicaid and employee health insurance programs to pay for the abortions at any stage or pregnancy.
"Abortion is a controversial issue in this country, but using public money to provide abortions should not be," Cardinal Cupich said in an April 19 statement. "The federal government prohibits the practice, and polls show a substantial segment of the American public reject it."
