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ILLINOIS
CHOOSE LIFE

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Support Adoption in Illinois

Illinois Choose Life, Inc. has been organized to support the adoption of children in Illinois.  Funds generated from Choose Life specialty plates will support adoption.     How Can I Help?     Ready to Order?

An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was filed on April 16, 2009 seeking to overturn the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against Choose Life plates handed down in November 2008.  The appeal of this inconsistent decision will hopefully be accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court, and lead to reinstatement of Judge David Coar's decision in favor of Choose Life license plates in Illinois.  More ...

Is Illinois Behind Other States?   Status in Other States

Update from Legal Counsel   (Apr 2009)

Recent News from Illinois and Other States  (updated May 2009)

Update from the President of Illinois Choose Life   (Apr 2009)

 

How will adoption be supported?

Funds to both encourage the adoption option and provide support for birth mothers who are considering adoption can be raised through the sale of Choose Life specialty license plates.   

Frequently Asked Questions

Responses to Common Arguments

 

Fran Shambro, organizer of the petition drive, watches as parishioners at St. John Cantius
in Chicago sign the petition to establish Choose Life license plates in Illinois

Successful petition drives to obtain signatures supporting the establishment of Choose Life license plates in Illinois were effective to demonstrate strong support for these plates in our state.

 

Adoption is a positive choice

The Donaldson Institute and the Dave Thomas Foundation performed a survey showing that Americans have a very favorable impression of adoption.   40% of Americans have considered adoption and 60% have been personally touched by adoption.  The number of people seeking to adopt children makes every child a wanted child.  Many people involved with adoption are supporting Choose Life plates.


Is Illinois Behind Other States?

As of April 2009, 24 states have approved Choose Life specialty license plates.  Choose Life plates are on the road in 20 of these states, with Florida having the most, over 318,000.  The concept of Choose Life license plates originated in Florida, where over 6.37 million dollars have already been raised to support adoption.  

Choose Life plates are currently being sold in 22 states.  The plates recently became available in both Arizona and Missouri.  Initial approval has occurred in Delaware, North Dakota, New Mexico, and most recently Virginia.  Plates in those states should become available in 2009 after the minimum number of orders are received.

Virginia became the 24th state to approve Choose Life license plates.  Before that came Arizona, after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals favorable ruling.  The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals unfavorable ruling has further delayed the availability of Choose Life plates in Illinois.  This ruling stands in stark contrast to the Arizona ruling, as well as the Eighth Circuit Court ruling in Missouri.

Efforts to gain approval for Choose Life plates are ongoing in 16 more states, including Illinois, leaving only 8 states where no effort on behalf of Choose Life plates has been initiated.  Choose Life plates have currently been denied in two states.

Check out this web site to learn how you can help make Choose Life plates a reality in Illinois.  Why should Illinois be left behind in this visible effort to support adoption? 

 


Illinois Choose Life, Inc. is an IRS 501(c)(3) organization and donations are tax deductible.  100% of funds received are used to promote the Choose Life License Plate in Illinois. 

 
Let us know you are ready to order the Choose Life license plate when  the IL Secretary of State makes it available.

 

Order a Choose Life license plate holder (made of top quality black metal, not plastic)

Order other Choose Life products

 

Write a letter to the Editor in support of the Choose Life license plate

 

Send a tax deductible donation to support this effort (use the address shown at Support Us)