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90_SR0216

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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION
 2        WHEREAS,  Respect  for  life  is  the  core   of   modern
 3    civilization,  and  is  the  foundation upon which an orderly
 4    society is built; and
 5        WHEREAS, The Respect for Life  Program  originated  as  a
 6    national week of prayer and study focusing on the sanctity of
 7    all  human  life and recognizing that each human being, after
 8    being called into existence, has a right to life, liberty and
 9    the pursuit of happiness; and
10        WHEREAS, It has been a long-standing policy of the  State
11    of  Illinois, before the United States Supreme Court decision
12    of January 22, 1973, to protect the life of the unborn; and
13        WHEREAS, The Illinois State Right to  Life  Organizations
14    and  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  as  well  as members of the
15    Catholic,  Protestant  and  Jewish  faiths,   recognize   the
16    sanctity of life; and
17        WHEREAS, It is desired that the week of October 4 through
18    11,  1998,  be  designated  as  "Respect  Life  Week" for the
19    purpose   of   assuring   a   collective   appreciation   and
20    mobilization of the efforts of social forces  in  support  of
21    human life and dignity; therefore, be it
22        RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
23    OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, That we request the Governor of the
24    State  of  Illinois to proclaim the week of October 4 through
25    11, 1998, as "Respect Life Week" in  Illinois,  and  that  we
26    call  upon  all  people  during  this  period  to prayerfully
27    consider the sanctity of all human life whose procreation  we
28    are  entrusted with by Divine Providence and to consider what
29    our responsibility is to  the  unborn  children;  and  be  it
30    further
31        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
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 1    presented to Jim Edgar, Governor of the State of Illinois.

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