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A little more than one week after a neighboring state saw abortion restrictions go into effect, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a slate of bills expanding reproductive rights in Illinois.
CHICAGO — With a week until the Nov. 5 election, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a key Democratic surrogate and potential future presidential candidate, is making a last big push to help states ...
CHICAGO, Ill.— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s policy advocacy group is sinking resources into a Florida ballot initiative that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, an ...
The governor's spending plan includes $10 million for a reproductive health hotline and $5 million in grants for abortion ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us.
The fallout from Dobbs v.Jackson Women's Health Organization and the resulting restrictive abortion policies are causing increasing barriers to abortion access in the United States, which is statistically negatively affecting, among other things, the health and well-being of birthing people and young children, with ripple effects to other populations.
Abortions in Illinois increased by over 45% in the year following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, primarily due to patients traveling from states with abortion bans. [32] [33] By 2023, Illinois saw more out-of-state abortions than any other state, a 71% increase from 2020 to 2023. [34]
Access to abortion is essentially locked down in Illinois. Legislation approved by both houses of the General Assembly include requiring Illinois insurers to cover abortion-inducing drugs ...
Despite a strong showing of support for abortion rights on Election Day, the abortion access landscape in the United States won’t change immediately. And under President Donald Trump’s second ...