CHICAGO — The overturning of Roe v. Wade paved the way for states to pass their own abortion laws, and while Illinois law continues to allow abortions, legislative candidates bring divergent views.
Illinois has the most protected access to abortion in the Midwest as Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri have laws restricting access to the procedure. Following the Supreme Court decision to overturn the nearly 50-year precedent, out-of-state patients seeking abortions in Illinois have tripled, officials with Planned Parenthood of Illinois have said.
Southland state representative candidates responding to a Daily Southtown questionnaire showed Democratic candidates stating women should have the right to make their own health care decisions and Republican candidates agreeing not much will change because of the Democratic supermajority in Springfield.
