Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday vowed that “anti-choice” politicians will lose in November, as he stood surrounded by Planned Parenthood leaders who are still awaiting legislative fixes — and funds — to help handle an influx of patients coming to Illinois to seek abortion care services.
The campaign news conference was intended to show that the Democratic governor is indeed the candidate for Illinois voters who support abortion rights — as Democrats across the nation use the momentum of the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade to bolster voter turnout.
