Gov. Pritzker Announcing Call of Special Session of General Assembly in Reaction to Overturn of Roe v. Wade

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Previously, the Supreme Court upheld the decision in 1992 in the case Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
49% :18th District Congressman Darin LaHood released the following: "As a father of three and a Pro-Life advocate, I applaud the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs case, returning the question of abortion to the states and to the people.
49% : As a pro-life lawmaker with a 100 percent pro-life voting record, I have advocated for years that the Court overturn Roe."Now that the Supreme Court has turned this issue over to the people's elected representatives, our pro-life work continues.
45% : In the final decision of another case brought from a challenge in the State of Mississippi called Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, in a 6-3 decision today the court held that the Constitution does not confer a right to an abortion: "The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives."
45% : Americans have made it clear that abortion is healthcare, and that Roe vs. Wade saves lives.
43% : We must elect pro-life leaders at the federal, state, and local levels to ensure we advance pro-life policies and protect the unborn.
42% : Today, this Supreme Court told half of Americans they don't have the right to make deeply personal health decisions without government interference.
40% : We removed the trigger law that would have prohibited abortion in Illinois with the overturning of Roe v Wade.
35% : Doctors working in states where abortion, or even management of a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, is outlawed could even be threatened with prison for daring to save a patient's life.

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