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With Expecting Justice, the ACLU of Illinois and the WJI saw the need for a deeper evaluation of the often-overlooked conditions for those who are pregnant or postpartum, and others needing reproductive health care, in county jails across the state. 

On Tuesday, March 26 the Supreme Court of the United States heard a case involving the broad availability of mifepristone, the safest and most widely used medication for abortion care.

Senior Supervising Attorney, Chaundre White spoke out at the Danville City Council meeting in opposition to this unlawful ordinance.

This new law, known as the Patient and Provider Protection Act, sends a clear message. We will not let states that are trying to restrict health care reach into Illinois to tell us what we can do.

In Illinois, all people have the fundamental right to make decisions about their own reproductive health care – including whether to have an abortion. 

During the 2021 Veto Session, advocates including Emily Werth and Hon. Susan Fox Gillis testified before committee in support of HB 370, a measure that repealed the Parental Notice of Abortion Act.

By: Kate

When Laura Bowers was sentenced to life in prison in 1990 in connection with the death of her abusive husband, neither society nor the legal system understood the ramifications of surviving domestic violence. If Ms. Bowers had tried to fl

Parental Notice of Abortion Violates Human Rights, Harms Young People