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Anti-abortion and abortion-rights activists argue their viewpoints on the steps of the State House in Trenton, N.J., April 30, 1973. — AP Photo

January 19, 2023

Best of: How did women access abortions in Illinois before Roe v. Wade?

Before Roe v. Wade recognized a constitutional right to abortion, Illinois women still found ways to end their pregnancies.

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July 14, 2022

Tammy Duckworth on Highland Park Mass Shooting

US Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) speaks about the Highland Park deadly mass shooting and the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe V. Wade.

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Supporters gather for an abortion rights rally at Federal Plaza, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Chicago, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. — (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

June 27, 2022

Lawmakers and historian respond to SCOTUS abortion decision

Two state lawmakers who support abortion rights, and a University of Illinois historian respond to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

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Anti-abortion rights protesters celebrate after the news of Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade elimination the constitutional right to abortion, gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years, a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases. — (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

June 27, 2022

Abortion rights opponents cheer Supreme Court decision

Two abortion rights opponents cheer the 2022 US Supreme Court decision striking down the legal right to abortion in America and talk about what's next.

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May 09, 2022

Abortions in Illinois before Roe v. Wade

Before Roe v. Wade recognized a constitutional right to abortion, Illinois women still found ways to end their pregnancies.

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