WATCH A RECORDING OF THE EVENT
Please join the ACLU of Illinois on Monday, June 27 at 12:00 PM CT for a virtual town hall on abortion rights and access. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade. The event will feature reproductive rights advocates in discussion on this decision, its implications in Illinois and nationwide, and how you can take action.
Hear directly from:
- Khadine Bennett, ACLU of Illinois Director of Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Colleen Connell, ACLU of Illinois Executive Director
- Ameri Klafeta, ACLU of Illinois Women’s and Reproductive Rights Project Director
- Ed Yohnka, ACLU of Illinois Director of Communications and Public Policy
The Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion striking down the right to abortion recognized nearly a half century ago in Roe v. Wade. People in nearly half of the states across the country are likely to lose the right to make fundamental decisions over their own body very soon. This is cruel and will disproportionately impact people of color and those economically disadvantaged.
Abortion remains safe and legal in Illinois – that message needs to be heard all across the state. Clinics that provide abortion in this state will remain open and patients can make appointments. Nothing that the Court has done today reverses the hard work done by advocates in Illinois and legislators in Springfield over the past few years to assure that each person in Illinois has the right to make their own health care decisions, including abortion.
But that does not mean that the fight is over. Abortion is only safe as long as we continue to fight to protect it. Hear from experts on your rights in Illinois, how we can work together to protect and expand access to abortion in this state, and the nationwide fight ahead.
