/tags/hope-clinic-for-women Hope Clinic for Women en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 06 Feb 2024 22:49:38 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-02-06/illinois-abortion-providers-call-for-statewide-protections-against-harassment-at-clinics Abortion providers in the Metro East say that since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, some anti-abortion protesters have tried to intimidate and harass people in an attempt to dissuade them from having abortions. Providers at a roundtable in Springfield on Tuesday said they want Illinois lawmakers to consider more protections for patients and clinics. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 22:49:38 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-02-06/illinois-abortion-providers-call-for-statewide-protections-against-harassment-at-clinics Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2023-04-14/abortion-pill-mifepristone-still-available-in-metro-east-as-court-battles-continue The Republican-controlled Missouri legislature banned abortions in the state in 2022. But a U.S. Supreme Court decision could affect the availability the abortion drug mifepristone in the Metro East. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:55:23 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-04-14/abortion-pill-mifepristone-still-available-in-metro-east-as-court-battles-continue Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2022-10-18/patients-flock-to-metro-east-clinics-as-other-states-ban-abortions In the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, providers in southern Illinois are working overtime to absorb dozens of abortion patients each day who come from states that banned the procedure. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-10-18/patients-flock-to-metro-east-clinics-as-other-states-ban-abortions Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2022-06-01/pritzker-illinois-providers-call-for-more-nurses-and-doctors-to-perform-abortions Illinois will need more doctors and nurses to provide abortions as an expected surge of patients from other states arrive for the procedure, Gov. J.B. Pritkzer said during a campaign stop Wednesday in East St. Louis, once the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:10:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-06-01/pritzker-illinois-providers-call-for-more-nurses-and-doctors-to-perform-abortions Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2022-05-23/metro-east-abortion-providers-prepare-for-swell-of-patients-after-supreme-court-ruling Abortion providers are bracing for an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would strike down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion. If that happens, states would be able to ban the procedure. Hope Clinic and other providers in the southern Illinois are preparing to assist tens of thousands of new patients from across the country. Mon, 23 May 2022 10:19:12 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-05-23/metro-east-abortion-providers-prepare-for-swell-of-patients-after-supreme-court-ruling Sarah Fentem /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-11-02/teens-seeking-abortions-in-illinois-wont-need-parental-notification-in-2022 Illinois lawmakers recently passed the Youth Health and Safety Act — a bill that will repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion Act. Now it heads to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk for final approval. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:00:19 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-11-02/teens-seeking-abortions-in-illinois-wont-need-parental-notification-in-2022 Lara Hamdan /health-science-environment/2021-10-22/thousands-already-come-to-illinois-for-abortions-thousands-more-could-soon-join-them Abortion rights leaders say they’re prepared for Illinois to assume an even larger role as a national point of access. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:22:03 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-10-22/thousands-already-come-to-illinois-for-abortions-thousands-more-could-soon-join-them Kelsey Landis /government-politics-issues/2019-10-02/new-planned-parenthood-abortion-clinic-in-fairview-heights-was-built-in-secret Planned Parenthood is taking a step to increase access to abortions in the metro-east and the region with a new state-of-the-art center in Fairview… Wed, 02 Oct 2019 18:15:03 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-10-02/new-planned-parenthood-abortion-clinic-in-fairview-heights-was-built-in-secret Kavahn Mansouri & Joseph Bustos & Lexi Cortes | Belleville News Democrat /government-politics-issues/2019-06-04/illinois-abortion-providers-could-be-strained-if-st-louis-clinic-closes On the same day last week a Missouri judge issued an order keeping open the state’s only abortion clinic, the Illinois Senate passed the Reproductive… Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:24:09 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-06-04/illinois-abortion-providers-could-be-strained-if-st-louis-clinic-closes Beth Hundsdorfer