Pritzker says Illinois will remain 'safe haven' for women after SCOTUS ruling [View all]
CHICAGO — Shortly after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overturned Roe v. Wade, which had guaranteed a woman’s right to abortion, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called for increased protection of abortion in the state.
“Let me make this explicit and clear to women throughout our state, the Midwest, and our nation: Illinois will be a safe haven for the exercise of your reproductive rights,” he said. “In Illinois, Roe v. Wade is still the law, and it will remain the law as long as we have a pro-choice legislature and a pro-choice governor. Here, we trust you to make your own decisions about your reproductive health. We will defend your right to bodily autonomy.”
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Pritzker emphasized that abortions are still legal under Illinois’ Reproductive Health Act. He’s also called the general assembly into special session to address Reproductive Health Rights.
Pritzker said the decision is attack on constitutional freedom and that right now abortion is under attack and next it will be contraceptives and then it will be fertility treatments.
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I am SO glad I live in this state an even more glad that my daughter does!