Category: Reproductive Healthcare

Court preserves state law provision mandating abortion coverage

by Ryan Voyles | Sep 9, 2024 | Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

A Sangamon County Circuit Court judge last week threw out a challenge to a state statute requiring health insurance plans regulated by the Department of Insurance that cover pregnancy care to also cover abortion care.

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Pritzker signs reproductive health package

by Tim Stumm | Aug 8, 2024 | Legislature, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a trio of bills Wednesday to strengthen access to reproductive healthcare, as well as protect individuals who provide and receive such services.

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Pritzker signs off on expanding coverage for IVF services, other healthcare bills

by Ryan Voyles | Aug 5, 2024 | Legislature, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

Gov. JB Pritzker took action Friday on over a dozen healthcare bills, including one that expands coverage for in vitro fertilization services and annual menopause visits.

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Thomas More Society asks U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on Carbondale’s ‘bubble zone’

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 19, 2024 | Abortion, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

The Chicago-based Thomas More Society this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court 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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Planned Parenthood reflects on two-year anniversary of Dobbs decision and impact on Illinois

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 28, 2024 | Abortion, On The Record, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

This week marked the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, which overturned the constitutional right to an abortion.

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