State legislators, local pastors, the Illinois Freedom Caucus, and dozens of protestors stood across from the old Dillman Eye Care at 600 North Logan during the noon hour Monday (March 27th) to say they absolutely do not want a clinic that provides abortions moving into Danville. One of the speakers was Danville First Baptist Church Senior Pastor Paul Rebert.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: And so we as a group; we come, and we ask the Lord to be merciful. Merciful to children who will no longer exist. Merciful to moms, who once this is all over will live often at times a guilt-ridded life, whether they admit it or not.
Monday’s protest took place across the street from the old Dillman Eye Care at 600 N. Logan.
109th District State Rep Adam Niemerg, who represents southern Vermilion County, says it is too easy to obtain a license to give abortions in Illinois.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: They get to perform abortions on minors. Minors who can’t go on a school field trip without a parent or guardian’s signature; but can have abortions in Illinois without parental notification. Abortion providers get immunity from lawsuits. Abortion doctors, that have lost their licenses in other states; can open up a clinic here in Illinois, and get their licenses restored.
Illinois Freedom Caucus chairman Chris Miller (2nd picture, center) was the opening speaker, at 12 Noon Monday along Logan Avenue.
Mark Lee Dickson; director of Right to Life of Eastern Texas, shared information he and the other speakers have about who would be coming to the old Dillman Eye Clinic building, and where she is from.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: The McGhee Investment Group is the group that has this facility behind us. The registered agent is LaDonna Prince, and she is Administrator of Clinic for Women in Indianapolis, Indiana.
102nd District State Rep Brad Halbrook (left) and 109th District State Rep Adam Niemerg (center) chat with a resident following the press conference.
Neuhoff Media has left a message for Prince at the Indianapolis Clinic. A check of the Indiana Department of Public Health Health Care Regulatory Services Page showed that the license for Clinic for Women in Indianapolis is due to expire on June 30th of this year.
Mark Lee Dickson is also founder of the Sanctuary Cities of the Unborn initiative. He says local legislation has been created in other cities around the U.S. to stop abortion clinics, and he intends for it to happen in Danville as well.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: Across the United States there are 65 cities and two counties that have passed ordinances prohibiting abortion within their jurisdictions. Here, for the last month; I’ve been working through the City of Danville, and meeting with leaders who want to see this abortion facility not become a reality in this community.
At a Danville City Council meeting several weeks ago, Mayor Rickey Williams, Jr spoke very strongly against an abortion clinic coming to Danville, but stated that all correct pathways are being followed and the city could not stop it. The city has, however, told Neuhoff Media that no certificate of occupancy, for a new occupant at 600 North Logan, has been applied for.
