Illinois GOP Governor Signs Landmark Pro-Choice Legislation (Updated)
Sixty-four percent of voters in an April poll said the governor should “act to protect the reproductive health care” for people in Illinois.
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Governor Rauner, Please Hear My Story and Sign HB 40
When I became pregnant in 2007, a few months after giving birth to my third daughter–I knew right away it was not the time to have another child.
Group rallies in support of House Bill 40
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – Advocates of legislation that removes provisions that deny insurance coverage of abortions for women enrolled in Medicaid and State Employee Health Insurance gathered in Springfield to urge Governor Rauner to sign the bill into law.
Oregon’s New Law Is A Huge Victory For Reproductive Rights
On Tuesday, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed into law one of the most progressive reproductive health bills in the United States.
As Oregon expands insurance coverage for abortion, Texas cuts it
Some good news and some bad news: On Tuesday, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill vastly expanding insurance coverage for abortion and birth control, while in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott scaled it way back.
Guest Column: My faith calls me to support HB 40
Throughout my life and work as a Baptist minister, seminary teacher and dean, and denominational executive in Illinois, I have always viewed support for women’s health and moral agency to be a core tenet of my faith and service to my community.
Oregon’s Fight For Abortion Access Didn’t Leave Anyone Behind
Oregon has achieved something that seems impossible in the Trump era: With one single piece of legislation, Oregon has protected abortion access, lifted a ban on abortion coverage, and ended restrictions on health coverage based on immigration status.
‘My last resort’ — thousands come to Illinois to have abortions
The young woman in a gray hoodie and backpack boarded a bus alone just after midnight, departing for an interstate trip to make the most pivotal choice of her 24 years.
One State Just Stepped Up to Protect Reproductive Rights
At a time when reproductive rights are under siege at the federal level and in statehouses across the country, a handful of states are pushing back with legislation protecting access to reproductive health services.
Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring That Insurers Cover Abortion
It is easy to feel gloomy about the state of reproductive health care access in the United States right now. Anti-choice state legislatures are chipping away at abortion access from all angles, and the Senate is trying to push through a health care repeal bill that would gut Medicaid and penalize people for buying insurance plans … Continued