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Illinois Bucks National Trend, Passes Sweeping Abortion Rights Bill, Rolls Back Partial-Birth Abortion Ban

Emily Zanotti

Weeks ago, Illinois “fast-tracked” a shocking bill designed to make the state the “abortion capital,” and over the weekend a determined legislature passed the collection of changes to state law, rolling back the state’s partial-birth abortion ban and creating a “fundamental right” to abortion.

The legislation is even more shocking considering that it comes amidst a national trend in the opposite direction. States like Alabama, Missouri, Georgia, and Louisiana have all greatly restricted abortion and, in some cases, moved to eliminate the practice almost entirely.

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