Officials, organizations in Illinois react to Supreme Court ruling on abortion pill
The ruling preserves access to the drug and reinstates a number of steps by the agency that made it easier to obtain while legal proceedings continue.
The ruling preserves access to the drug and reinstates a number of steps by the agency that made it easier to obtain while legal proceedings continue.
The protest comes after the U.S. Supreme Court kept the federal rules for use of the drug in place as legal challenges play out.
Limits on how late into a pregnancy the drug can be taken, who can prescribe it and how it can be dispensed were set to take effect Saturday at 1 a.m.
The court maintained access to mifepristone for the time being but is only letting it be dispensed after a doctor's office visit, not by mail, and up to seven weeks into a pregnancy, not 10.
The governor reaffirmed the commitment to reproductive rights and health care in Illinois.
The FDA approved mifepristone more than 20 years ago.
Illinois is not one of those states, but Pritzker said "Women across the nation will be denied their right to access healthcare they are legally entitled to because of this awful corporate decision."
Deerfield-based Walgreens says it won't sell abortion pills by mail in 20 states. Illinois is not one of those states, but Gov. JB Pritzker is pushing for the company to rethink its decision.
The state Court of Appeals will first consider the case challenging the state's abortion ban, claiming it violates religious freedom.
Indiana became the first state to enact tighter abortion restrictions after the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated federal protections by overturning Roe v. Wade in June.
"Here in Illinois, we know that reproductive care is health care," Pritzker said. "A medical decision should be made between a patient and their health care provider."
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will sign a bill expanding protections for reproductive health care in Illinois.
Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday approved a measure protecting Illinois' access to abortion from out-of-state meddling, making the state the latest to pursue such protections since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June.
The bill would shield reproductive and gender-affirming health care patients and providers from legal action originating across state lines.
Gov. JB Pritzker said the bill provides "critical reproductive health protections" that he looks forward to signing into law "as soon as possible."
They will rally at 4 p.m. in Federal Plaza.
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A strict abortion ban in Indiana has been put on hold for now.
The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday that prevents the state from enforcing the Republican-backed abortion ban while it considers whether the ban violates the state constitution.
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Anti-abortion advocates said they anticipated the challenge and hope to see it reversed as soon as possible.
The injunction was sought by abortion clinic operators who argued in a lawsuit that the state constitution protects access to the medical procedure.
New restrictions expected to add more pressure on Illinois abortion providers as more come from out of state seeking services.
Chicago police say a man, 36, was driving northbound in the southbound lanes in the 6900 block of S. South Shore Drive just after midnight when he struck a woman's car.
Illinois State Police said the troopers saw a black Ford Escape wanted for a carjacking on I-94 at 39th Street.
Chicago police say around 12:30 a.m., in the 4000 block of South Archer Avenue, a Jeep SUV driven by a man, 22, ran a red traffic light and struck a Toyota sedan driven by a man, 30, traveling southbound.
Police said the victim remotely started his car and was walking towards it when he was confronted by the suspect.
The victim suffered trauma to the body and died at the scene.
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During the chase, the two state police cars crashed into two parked cars at Kostner and Lexington.
The SUV driver refused medical treatment but was issued three traffic citations.
Chicago police say they first answered a call about a domestic incident involving the man near Pershing and Lake Park Avenue in the Oakland neighborhood.
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Taeyoung Kim of Northbrook was charged with two counts of aggravated under the influence causing death and great bodily harm, reckless homicide, and other drunken driving counts and traffic violations, in the crash that killed 17-year-old Marko Niketic.
Taeyoung Kim of Northbrook was charged in the crash that killed 17-year-old Marko Niketic.
The Chicago Police Department said it is expecting extra people out this weekend, and thus, there will also be extra patrols along the lakefront.Ne
Chicago police say a man, 36, was driving northbound in the southbound lanes in the 6900 block of S. South Shore Drive just after midnight when he struck a woman's car.
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The Chicago Police Department said it is expecting extra people out this weekend, and thus, there will also be extra patrols along the lakefront.
No one was in custody Friday night. Wentworth Area detectives were investigating.
All three victims were taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in good condition.
Taeyoung Kim of Northbrook was charged in the crash that killed 17-year-old Marko Niketic.
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