'Surrounded by states where abortion is now unavailable and even criminalized, Illinois is a critical access point for those seeking care in the Midwest and South,' said one advocate.
was overturned, getting an abortion was difficult or outright impossible for many people, especially those who were already facing steep barriers to accessing healthcare, including people with low incomes, Black and Brown people, immigrants, young people, those with disabilities, and rural populations,"Guttmacher's October report. "These inequities are likely to worsen as clinic-based abortion care disappears in many states.
The institute's new report points out that "as state legislatures, courts, and voters continue to weigh in on abortion bans enacted in the wake of theis likely to continue. Progressive state legislatures are expected to support increased access to abortion care in their own states and attempt to mitigate the impact of barriers for those living in states that ban abortion, while conservative states are expected to pass more outright bans and other abortion restrictions.
"Surrounded by states where abortion is now unavailable and even criminalized, Illinois is a critical access point for those seeking care in the Midwest and South," Elisabeth Smith, director of state policy and advocacy at the Center for Reproductive Rights, told the newspaper. "There has been a massive influx of patients from across the region, and Illinois providers have shown incredible resolve and determination to provide care to those who need it.
"It is more important than ever," Smith said, "to build up protections for abortion with every tool that we have and at every level." This post has been updated with the correct figures for the increase in patients at Illinois Planned Parenthood centers.
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