Planned Parenthood of Illinois typically saw patients from 10 to 15 states besides Illinois each month. That number increased to 31 after the end of Roe.
A patient stands inside Choices: Center for Reproductive Health, a new abortion clinic in Carbondale, on Oct. 25, 2022., Illinois abortion providers say they’re seeing an unprecedented number of out-of-state patients — and they’re traveling from more states than ever before.
Nationwide, 16 states had near-total abortion bans at some point in 2022, and a dozen of those laws were in effect as of mid-December, according to the, a research group that supports abortion rights. Abortion bans in the four other states have been blocked by the courts. “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 Elisabeth Smith, director of state policy and advocacy at the Center for Reproductive Rights. “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.
This was the first year of caroling post-Roe. Scheidler said caroling felt different this year, in part due to “the sorrow of abortion being so entrenched here in Illinois.” “It is more important than ever to build up protections for abortion with every tool that we have and at every level,” she said.
Planned Parenthood announced in September that it had increased space and expanded abortion services at a clinic in Champaign. Over the summer, medical providers from
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