The “Save Chick-fil-A” bill was signed into law on Monday by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

As Christian Headlines previously reported, the bill – SB 1978 – will protect businesses from being discriminated against by government entities because of their “membership in, affiliation with, or contribution, donation, or other support provided to a religious organization.”

The legislation came about in the lone star state after San Antonio’s City Council voted in March to exclude Chick-fil-A from the airport, in part due to the company’s donations to the Salvation Army and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

District 1 City Councilman Robert Treviño shared that he believed excluding the Christian affiliated Chicken restaurant was the right call because “we do not have room in our public facilities for a business with a legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior,” the Washington Times reported back in March.

Texas state Rep. Jessica Gonzalez (D-TX) – who is an openly gay woman – regarded the bill as a personal attack. According to CBN News, Gonzalez said, “Of course this bill is aimed at me. 

She continued, “It’s about reminding those of us who have never belonged not to get too comfortable.” 

Another Texas state Rep. Celia Israel (D-TX) went as far as to say the law is all about “hatred.”

Supporters of the bill, however, see the exclusion of Chick-fil-A on the…

Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Wednesday a bill he said protects women’s rights but that pro-lifers said rolls backs protections for the unborn by declaring abortion a “fundamental right.”

The so-called Reproductive Health Act (S.B. 25) declares the “fetus does not have independent rights” and changes the definition of viability so as to protect fewer unborn babies. It also requires health insurance plans to cover abortion and forces parents to pay for their minor daughter’s abortion — even if they opposed her having one.

The pro-life group Live Action called it a “dark day” and said the law was “worse” than the controversial law passed in New York earlier this year.

The law “legalizes abortions through all nine months of pregnancy, up to the moment of birth, for any reason,” said Illinois Right to Life.

Pritzker said the law puts the decision-making in the “hands of women and their doctors.”

“In a time when too many states across the nation are taking a step backward, Illinois is taking a giant step forward for women’s health,” he said. “… The Reproductive Health Act ensures that women’s rights in Illinois do not hinge on the fate of Roe v. Wade, or the whims of an increasingly conservative Supreme Court. In this state, women will always have the right to reproductive health…

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill into law this week that would require some sex offenders to undergo chemical castration as a condition of their parole. If a sex offenders victim was under the age of 13, he would have to begin treatments designed to block or suppress testosterone production at his own expense for as long as the state deems necessary, though allowance is made for those who are not able to afford the treatments, which can cost $1,000 a month.

Republican Representative Steve Hurst, who sponsored the bill, had been working to get this bill or one like it passed for over a decade. He told al.com, “Not only did I want it to pass, I want to follow it on through to the future where we can try to improve it. One of the ultimate goals that I want to do is for us to track it and to make sure what medication works for what individuals.”

The law would affect those who commit offenses after September 1 of this year. Offenders would be able to choose to stop receiving the medication and return to prison to serve the rest of their sentence. Those who stopped receiving treatment without approval could face up to 10 years in prison.

Alabama joined seven other states who have similar laws on the books. California was the first state to pass a similar measure, which Governor Jerry Brown signed into law in 1996. Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin are among the…