- A Small Illinois City at the Center of a Seismic Shift in . . .
Carbondale, Ill , a liberal enclave within driving distance of 10 states with abortion bans, has become a hub for the procedure Last year there were nearly 11,000 abortions in this city of 21,000
- Small Ill. city at center of shift in abortion access
As a result, Illinois now leads the nation in out-of-state abortion patients Carbondale, a college town in Illinois’ southern tip within driving distance of 10 states with abortion bans, has become a major abortion hub Last year three clinics in this city of 21,000 provided close to 11,000 abortions, almost all for women from other states
- Post-Roe, Illinois becomes haven for abortion access - Roll Call
In the aftermath of the 2022 Dobbs decision, a small town in Illinois has become a go-to location for those seeking reproductive care
- A rural Illinois town became an abortion haven. Its a . . .
A Planned Parenthood center in Fairview Heights, Illinois, just across the river from St Louis, had provided travel and lodging to thousands of patients since Dobbs
- Carbondale faces legal battle over abortion clinic buffer . . .
Wade turned Carbondale into a critical medical hub: Following the Dobbs v Jackson decision in 2022, three clinics offering abortion services opened in the small, liberal university town in conservative rural southern Illinois
- Amid growing abortion deserts, a haven in small-town . . .
Organizers vow to fight them by spending money on everything from billboard advertising to expanding a pregnancy center that seeks to steer women away from abortion
- New Study Highlights Illinois as Abortion Access Haven for . . .
In the accompanying policy analysis, the report highlights the Chicago Abortion Fund’s work navigating patients with complex needs to care as part of the conditions that have allowed Illinois to remain a key access point for both Illinoisans and those across the South and Midwest
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