Abortion in Illinois

For Indiana woman, ‘worst-case scenario’ led her to Illinois for abortion care

November 4, 2024 | By Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

In the spring of 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the longstanding abortion protections established under Roe v. Wade, leaving decisions about the reproductive health care procedure up to the states. For Hoosier Abbey Hall, she never imagined such a change would impact her. “When Roe v. Wade got overturned, I remember thinking, ‘Oh…

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Pritzker calls SCOTUS emergency abortion ruling ‘small respite’ as state protections await his signature

June 30, 2024 | By ANDREW ADAMS. Capitol News Illinois

Abortion remains legal as an emergency medical procedure in Idaho, for now, after a Thursday U.S. Supreme Court ruling, while a bill that would cement those protections in Illinois law awaits Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature. The 6-3 decision saw the three liberal justices concur with the order. Three of the court’s conservatives – Chief Justice John Roberts…

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