Fractured post-Roe landscape leaves questions about cross-border care State rifts over abortion create patchwork of rules for providers, patients Axios · Jun 27, 2022
Lightfoot pledges $500,000 to help pay for women needing abortion care The mayor, other city and state leaders vow to fight potential overturning of Roe v. Wade Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2022
In Chicago, advocates and providers brace for influx of patients if abortion rights are rolled back Changes in abortion rights in neighboring states could mean an additional 20,000 to 30,000 people per year will come to Illinois for abortions, said Jennifer Welch, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois. Chicago Sun-Times · May 6, 2022
If Roe falls, Illinois abortion providers plan for influx of 20,000 to 30,000 more patients traveling here each year. ‘We will fight for what little is left of abortion access’ CHICAGO — Chicago Abortion Fund Executive Director Megan Jeyifo was at a comedy show when a rapid-fire series of news alerts and text messages lit up her phone: A draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion leaked Monday indicated the majority of justices plan to overturn Roe v. Wade, threatening abortion rights… Chicago Tribune · May 4, 2022