Planned Parenthood of Illinois to close Englewood clinic, 3 others
Planned Parenthood of Illinois has faced an overwhelming spike in patients in the years since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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IVF patients in Illinois worry, feel uncertain about access and treatments as Trump returns to office
Donald Trump said that he would protect access to IVF and require insurance companies to expand coverage, but some advocates and IVF patients in Illinois have mixed emotions and feelings as a new Republican-led administration takes control later this month.
Reproductive rights advocates concerned about access to abortion and contraceptives under Trump
As part of Illinois Public Media’s special series Four More Years: The View from Illinois, The 21st Show discusses what abortion and reproductive care providers and officials in Illinois are doing to prepare for another Trump administration.
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy discusses Illinois protections for reproductive, transgender healthcare
As part of Illinois Public Media’s special series Four More Years: The View from Illinois, State Rep. Kelly Cassidy discusses Illinois’s protections for reproductive, transgender healthcare on the 21st show as a new administration takes over.
Demand for abortion pills spiked in Illinois, countrywide after Trump reelection
Calls to Planned Parenthood Illinois surged 15% in the days immediately after the election, with wait times doubling to as much as 20 minutes.
The push for embryo rights worries IVF patients and doctors in the Midwest
Thirteen states across the U.S., including much of the Midwest, introduced bills this year that could give some rights to embryos and fetuses usually associated with people. None passed but people in the fertility world are concerned that lawmakers will try again and what that means for reproductive rights.
Donations and demand increase for groups that help pay for abortions
Kim Floren has spent the last several weeks trying to comfort people panicking about the end of Roe v. Wade. “Everybody has been on the spectrum from just being in tears to total panic about what they’re going to do,” said Floren, who runs South Dakota’s Justice Through Empowerment Network, one of more than 100