Report: More women traveling to Illinois for abortions
A December state report says more than 4,500 women crossed into
Overall, the number of abortions performed in
Both anti-abortion and abortion rights activists speculate that tighter regulations in other Midwest states could be sending more women to
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More permissive laws are detrimental to women and the unborn, said
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Troscinski attributed the overall drop in abortions to more young people identifying as "pro-life," as well as resources that provide support to women who have unplanned pregnancies and choose to carry to term. She said she fears that the number of abortions in the state will rise after a state law passed last year expanded taxpayer-subsidized abortions to women covered by Medicaid and state employee insurance.
"For or against abortion, purposefully increasing the number of abortions and forcing those who oppose abortion to pay for the increase is appalling," said Troscinski.
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