IL: Reproductive Health
CDC: 1 in 5 Women in IL, US Report Mistreatment During Maternity Care
Women from some racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to have negative health care experiences during pregnancy and delivery affecting qua…
Planned Parenthood IL: Abortion Pill Ruling a 'Political Stunt'
Women's health groups in Illinois and across the country are angered by a pair of federal court rulings last week on the abortion drug mifepristone…
Mobile Abortion Clinic to Operate in Southern Illinois
With the Dobbs ruling allowing states to restrict abortion access, health care practitioners have been forced to innovate in order to deliver care…
Planned Parenthood of IL, WI Partner to Bolster Abortion Access
Planned Parenthood of Illinois and Wisconsin are partnering to improve abortion access for Wisconsinites. Abortion in Wisconsin was functionally …
With Roe Gone, Illinois Abortion Clinics Face Surge in Patients
With Roe v. Wade gone, Illinois is one of the few Midwestern states where abortions are still legal. Now the state's abortion clinics are bracing for …
Planned Parenthood of Illinois Braces for Potential Surge in Patients
As the future of abortion access is in limbo, Planned Parenthood of Illinois is preparing for a potential surge in patients from surrounding states…
IL Telemedicine Abortion Provider Aims to Allow Discretion, Break Stigma
By Carrie Baker for Ms. Magazine.Broadcast version by Lily Böhlke for Illinois News Connection reporting for the Ms. Magazine-Public News …
IL Reproductive-Rights Groups Protest Abortion Bans Before SCOTUS Session
CHICAGO -- Reproductive-rights advocates took to the streets across Illinois and the U.S. over the weekend to protest the new Texas law banning …
IL Groups Back Licensing for Certified Professional Midwives
CHICAGO - Illinois is one of 16 states that doesn't offer a pathway to licensure for certified professional midwives. On this International Midwives' …
IL Clinics Prepare for More Patients if Roe v. Wade is Overturned
CHICAGO -- Reproductive health providers in Illinois are preparing for an influx of patients if the 6-3 conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme …
Illinois in National Spotlight for Defending Reproductive Health
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois state leaders are making moves this week to ensure women's rights to reproductive health care are protected…
Report: Medicaid the Ticket to Healthier Moms, Babies in IL
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A new report shows that since expanding Medicaid five years ago, Illinois has nearly cut in half its rate of women of …