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How Illinois Became an Abortion-Rights Haven
July 22, 2019 • The New Yorker
“We started looking state by state and asking, where do we need to shore things up,” Brigid Leahy, a Planned Parenthood of Illinois lobbyist, said. The goal was to play offense and make sure that “Illinois was as strong on reproductive rights as we could possibly make it.”
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Illinois’ Planned Parenthood says it will turn down millions in federal funding to avoid ‘gag rule’ on abortion
July 16, 2019 • Chicago Tribune
Planned Parenthood of Illinois plans to stop accepting millions of dollars in federal grant money following the Trump administration’s announcement Monday that family planning clinics that take the cash may no longer refer women for abortions.
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Bill seeks to add 'consent' to sex-ed conversation
Feb. 21, 2019 • One Illinois
Illinois sex-education classes should fully explore the issue of “consent,” according to a new bill sponsored in the General Assembly.
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Pro-Choice Bills Could Cement Illinois as the Midwest’s Abortion Care Oasis
Feb. 19, 2019 • Rewire News
Illinois Democrats' pro-choice push could help providers cope with an influx of out-of-state patients by expanding the number of medical professionals who can provide in-clinic abortion services.
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Panel focuses on intersectionality of LGBTQ, reproductive rights
Sept. 11, 2018 • Windy City Times
Illinois state Rep. Kelly Cassidy moderated an Aug. 29 panel discussion featuring Pride Action Tank Executive Director Kim Hunt, Planned Parenthood Illinois Director of Community Engagement and Adolescent Health Initiatives B. Deonn Strathman, NARAL Pro-Choice America Field Organizer Nick Uniejewski and Howard Brown Health Women's Health Manager Amy Miller.
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