Abortion
Eileen O’Neil Burke wants to amend the Illinois criminal code to consider attacks on reproductive health clinics terrorism. But the ACLU of Illinois is opposed, saying it could be used against people who protest clinics run by abortion opponents.
Catholic Charities uses Cozen O’Connor for state government lobbying. So does Rush University Medical Center, which performs abortions, and CVS Health, whose pharmacies dispense prescriptions that end pregnancies.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022, Illinois has become a major haven for people seeking abortion care in the Midwest and the South.
The plaintiffs had argued that the law imposed unconstitutional conditions — forcing anti-abortion activists to talk about “benefits” of abortion that they do not believe in. They also argued that abortion counseling would “encourage the procedure.”
Dr. Keith Reisinger-Kindle performed an abortion on the patient in 2023. Her suit alleges he perforated her uterus, and she was told to take Tylenol and laxatives when she complained of cramps.
Board Chair Deborah Conroy, a Democrat, said the vote was in response to the Hyde Amendment, which the congressman sponsored in 1976 to end federal Medicaid funding for abortion. The board voted 10-5 along party lines Tuesday.
The courthouse was named the Henry J. Hyde Judicial Office Facility in 2010, three years after the Republican lawmaker from Wood Dale died. The new measure, if approved, would rename the building the DuPage County Judicial Office Facility.
Roe v. Wade was handed down by the Supreme Court on Jan. 22, 1973. In telling the story of the ongoing fight for reproductive rights, “it’s important that we claim our space in this conversation,” author Renee Bracey Sherman says.
La organización se ha enfrentado a un aumento abrumador de pacientes en los años transcurridos desde que se revocó la ley Roe v. Wade.
The organization has faced an overwhelming spike in patients in the years since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Cecile Richards led Planned Parenthood, the nation’s top abortion provider for 12 years. The organization provides birth control, cancer screenings and testing for sexually transmitted diseases at clinics nationwide. She’s the daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards.
Chief Financial Officer Tonya Tucker will serve as interim CEO while the organization searches for a permanent replacement.
The telemedicine abortion provider is bolstering its presence in the state because clinics have become strained with patients traveling from across the country for care.
Attorneys with the Thomas More Society filed the federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of several organizations including Students for Life of America, Pro-Life Action League and Illinois Right to Life. It names Gov. JB Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Department of Insurance Director Ann Gillespie as defendants.
The wait time for phone calls to Planned Parenthood of Illinois also doubled in the days immediately after the election.
Leaders of the Legislature’s Democratic supermajorities say they could advance additional protections for abortion rights, environmental protection measures and health care access — all of which could be vulnerable as President-elect Donald Trump returns to Washington.
From reproductive rights to criminal justice, here are some ways Trump’s presidential win could affect people here.
