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More than 7,500 women came from other states to have an abortion in Illinois in 2019, about 16% of all terminated pregnancies that year

The number of abortions performed in Illinois recently increased by almost 10%, with about 4,000 more terminated pregnancies reported in 2019 than the previous year.

CHICAGO – The 2019 data shows a rise in both the number of in-state women terminating a pregnancy as well as those traveling to Illinois from other states for the procedure. Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a slight increase — about 1% — in abortions nationwide from 2017 to 2018, the most recently reported data; however, from 2011 to 2017 the number of ...

Abortions in Illinois increased almost 10% in one year, with more than 7,500 women traveling from out of state Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune © Michael Thomas/Getty Images North America/TNS The exterior of the new Planned Parenthood Reproductive Clinic location is seen on October 2, 2019 in Fairview Heights, Illinois. CHICAGO – The number of abortions performed in Illinois increased by almost 10% in 2019, with about 4,000 more terminated pregnancies reported than the previous year, according to recently released statistics from the Illinois Department of Public H...

Pro-life activist blasts Congress over dog-testing letter Friday, May 14, 2021  |  Charlie Butts (OneNewsNow.com) Spanish A pro-life activist says Congress is barking up the wrong tree on an ethics issue that has recently sparked concern among some lawmakers.   A group of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration calling on the agency to stop funding controversial medical testing that sometimes poisons dogs and leads to their deaths. Eric Scheidler of Pro-Life Action League says the request is a noble cause but asks why lawmakers a...