{"id":293303,"date":"2023-06-19T12:43:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T17:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=293303"},"modified":"2023-06-16T19:36:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T00:36:31","slug":"abortion-destination-planned-parenthood-illinois-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-destination-planned-parenthood-illinois-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion destination: Planned Parenthood Illinois patients skyrocket after Roe&#8217;s reversal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the year since <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> was overturned, most states have clearly shown whether they are for or against abortion, and Illinois is no different. The state&#8217;s pro-abortion legislative supermajority has pushed through extreme pro-abortion legislation over and over again, for years. It is therefore unsurprising that the number of abortions performed in the state has <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newschannel20.com\/news\/local\/planned-parenthood-illinois-sees-54-increase-in-abortion-patients-after-roe-v-wade-overturning\">increased by 54%<\/a> just since last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The increase is mainly due to people traveling from out of state for abortions.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/us\/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the states<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> south of Illinois, such as Missouri and Kentucky, have passed protections for nearly all preborn children. Illinois is one of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoistimes.com\/springfield\/illinois-is-one-of-the-last-safe-havens-for-abortion-in-the-midwest-what-now\/Content?oid=16305665#:~:text=January%2012%2C%202023-,Illinois%20is%20one%20of%20the%20last%20safe%20havens%20for%20abortion,What%20now%3F&amp;text=Less%20than%20six%20months%20after,cross%20state%20lines%20for%20abortion.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">last Midwest states<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with liberal abortion laws. The Illinois law still states that abortion is allowed up to \u201cviability,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/legal-experts-viability-abortion-constitutional\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a vague and arbitrary term<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This means that abortions can be committed in Illinois even late in pregnancy. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/illinois-abortion-business-six-months\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new abortion business<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the state offers abortions up to 24 weeks (six months).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The impact of these factors is evident in the statistics released by Planned Parenthood Illinois. The affiliate reported that the abortions performed <em>after<\/em> 16 weeks gestation has increased from 8% to 13% over the past year. The number of patients coming from out of state also increased from 7% to <strong>25<\/strong>%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/target-petition\/?utm_source=lan&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=lan_website&amp;utm_content=target_petition\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-292702\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/LA23MAY_TargetPetition_resized-700x180.jpg\" alt=\"Target petition\" width=\"700\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/LA23MAY_TargetPetition_resized-700x180.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/LA23MAY_TargetPetition_resized-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/LA23MAY_TargetPetition_resized-768x198.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/LA23MAY_TargetPetition_resized-500x129.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/LA23MAY_TargetPetition_resized.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are other elements of Illinois law that draw those seeking abortions. One major factor is that the parents of minors receiving abortions do not need to be notified in Illinois. Another is the recently passed bill <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/illinois-governor-abortion-endangers-women\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HB 4664<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which provides protection for abortionists from other states \u2014\u00a0even those who had their licenses revoked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many pro-life advocates in Illinois are concerned. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/newschannel20.com\/news\/local\/planned-parenthood-illinois-sees-54-increase-in-abortion-patients-after-roe-v-wade-overturning\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suzanne Moss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Springfield Right to Life said, &#8220;Our location is right next door to Planned Parenthood in Springfield and so we do see a lot of cars with out of state license plates.&#8221; They continue to fight to save one life at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom Brejcha, the president and chief counsel of the Thomas More Society, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/illinoisrighttolife.org\/#1502221526594-10307ef3-b374\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">testified to the commitment of Illinois pro-lifers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u201cThe pro-abortion forces in our nation now seem to cling all the more tenaciously to their shrinking political and legal turf only to reflect the building power and momentum of our pro-life movement. Nowhere is that any more evident than here in our beleaguered State of Illinois, very largely owing to the recent hard work and illustrious achievements of our Illinois Right to Life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/give.liveaction.org\/general-donation\/?utm_source=lan&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=monthly&amp;utm_content=article\"><i>Did you know that as little as $10 a month is enough to reach more than 3,000 people with the truth about abortion that no one else is telling them? Click here to start saving lives 365 days a year.<\/i><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, most states have clearly shown whether they are for or against abortion, and Illinois is no different. The state&#8217;s pro-abortion legislative supermajority has pushed through extreme pro-abortion legislation over and over again, for years. 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