Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, the number of abortions performed in Illinois has gone up 28%, even as numbers decreased nationwide.
Abortion providers in southern Illinois are bracing for an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would strike down Roe v. Wade. If that happens, states will be able to ban the procedure. Hope Clinic and other providers in the Metro East are preparing to assist tens of thousands of new patients from across the country.
Abortion-rights organizations in Missouri received hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations since the release of a draft Supreme Court opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade. Missouri is one of a dozen states with a law that would prohibit almost all abortions as soon as the 1973 decision is overturned.