Pritzker signs reproductive rights expansion
— January 12, 2023SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday, Jan. 13, expanding access to abortion and other reproductive health care services. House Bill 4664, passed Tuesday,…
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Illinois Democrats push to further expand abortion access, reproductive care
— January 9, 2023SPRINGFIELD – Six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of precedent providing for legal abortion, Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly have their eye…
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Pritzker sees business opportunities for Illinois in anti-abortion fallout
— August 9, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said this week that he is actively reaching out to businesses in Indiana and other states that have recently passed restrictive abortion…
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Pritzker to call special session on reproductive rights
— June 24, 2022SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker will call a special session of the General Assembly in the coming weeks to focus on legislation to strengthen women’s access to abortion and other…
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Pritzker urges Congress to ‘be like Illinois’ in protecting abortion services
— May 12, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker called on Congress Wednesday, May 11 to “be like Illinois” and codify abortion access into federal law. Pritzker made those comments at a Fairview…
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In visit to Illinois, VP Harris rallies voters around abortion rights
— September 16, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Vice President Kamala Harris came to Chicago Friday to rally voters who support abortion rights and urge them to turn out in the upcoming midterm elections. Speaking…
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Timeline unclear for Springfield special session on abortion rights
— July 5, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and top Democratic leaders in the Illinois General Assembly said Tuesday, July 5 that while they still plan to call a special session this year to…
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Parental notice of abortion law officially ends as campaign heats up
— June 1, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Doctors in Illinois may now perform abortions on minors without notifying the child’s parents or obtaining a judicial bypass of the notification requirement. That’s…
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