Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington that Illinois, now an “island” for reproductive rights, needs more federal support to handle an influx of patients seeking abortions — and more legal protections for patients and abortion providers — in a post-Roe v. Wade world.
“Before the threats to Roe v. Wade were fully realized, Illinois was proactive, upholding bodily autonomy and protecting the right to an abortion,” Stratton testified. “And still, the overturning of Roe v. Wade has sent us down a dark, agonizing path.”
