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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Andy Grimm

What’s next after Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling?

Abortion remains legal in Illinois, even after a Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file)

Is it still legal to get an abortion in Illinois now that the U.S. Supreme Court has issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization?

Yes. Abortion rights activists have worked hard in recent years to ensure that state law explicitly protects access to abortions in Illinois. In 2017, they successfully lobbied the Legislature to throw out a “trigger law” that would have reinstated a ban on abortions automatically if the Supreme Court rolled back Roe vs. Wade.

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