Category: Abortion

Report: Illinois leads nation in out-of-state patients seeking abortion care

by Ryan Voyles | Apr 22, 2025 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0

Illinois led the nation last year in the number of out-of-state patients seeking abortion care, according to a recent report from the Guttmacher Institute.

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House signs off on plan to strengthen protections for abortion medication

by Ryan Voyles | Apr 8, 2025 | Abortion, Legislature, Top Stories | 0

The House advanced a plan on Monday intended to strengthen protections for providers that offer medication abortion.

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Committee approves plan requiring public college’s student health centers to provide contraception, medication abortion

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 20, 2025 | Abortion, Legislature, Top Stories | 0

A House committee approved a plan Wednesday evening to require public universities and community colleges with student health centers to provide contraception and medication abortion.

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Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Carbondale’s ‘bubble zones’ around healthcare clinics

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 25, 2025 | Abortion, Federal Government, Top Stories | 0

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to weigh in on whether the city of Carbondale and other municipalities can restrict public sidewalk access outside abortion clinics and other healthcare facilities.

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