Spoiler alert: They are lying

By Allie Carter, Advocacy and Outreach Director

During the first week of the veto session in Springfield, anti-abortion groups were racing around the Capitol coming up with new and more outrageous lies about House Bill 3027, a measure that modernizes Illinois sexual health education standards to incorporate current science. My favorite lie this week – that House Bill 3027 mandates teaching children in public schools about abortion. I’m sure you’ll be surprised to learn the bill says nothing about abortion at all!

House Bill 3027 already passed the Senate. Now we need your help to confront these lies and move the measure to the Governor’s desk. Please contact your state representative and urge him/her to support medically accurate sexual health education.

Despite the increasingly-hysterical claims of opponents, Illinois currently does not require that schools teach sexual health in accordance with the current science, meaning that the materials do not have to be medically-accurate or age appropriate. House Bill 3027 changes that, ensuring that our schools stress abstinence, but also teach current, accurate, age-appropriate and complete information.

Help fight the lies about this bill. Contact your state representative today and urge support for House Bill 3027.