An estimated 6,000 pharmacies nationwide are certified to dispense the abortion pill mifepristone, with Illinois having 109 Danco-certified and 5 GenBioPro-certified pharmacies. Illinois also ranks among the states with the highest number of mail-order pharmacies dispensing abortion drugs, with 25 certified locations.
Read →Governor JB Pritzker and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Christian Mitchell received endorsements from the Illinois State Medical Society and Mental Health PAC at a Healthcare Workers for JB event. Members of Planned Parenthood Illinois Action and the Illinois Pharmacists Association also supported their campaign, highlighting their commitment to strengthening healthcare access and affordability across Illinois.
Read →Read Full Article →A federal court in Illinois expanded a block against the state's assisted suicide law to protect nearly every Catholic health care institution in Illinois from being forced to participate in the law. The temporary order includes entities such as the Catholic Medical Association and numerous Catholic healthcare affiliates in the Diocese of Springfield while a lawsuit against the law proceeds.
Read →Thirteen women were injured in botched abortions at abortion centers in Chicago. These incidents highlight safety concerns at abortion facilities within Illinois.
Read →The 40 Days for Life Fall 2026 campaign began on September 23 in 682 cities, continuing a tradition of peaceful sidewalk prayer vigils aimed at saving unborn babies from abortion. In March, a grandmother outside a Granite City, Illinois abortion facility successfully persuaded her daughter to cancel a late-term abortion of twins after seeing 40 Days for Life volunteers praying, resulting in the twins being saved.
Read →A federal judge issued a temporary order blocking Illinois from enforcing its assisted suicide law against the Archdiocese of Chicago and two Catholic religious sister groups while a federal lawsuit proceeds. The lawsuit argues that the law infringes on religious liberty by compelling Catholic healthcare providers to participate in assisted suicide, and similar lawsuits have been filed by other Catholic healthcare organizations and professionals in Illinois.
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The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law has approved Planned Parenthood of Illinois as a qualified agency for its federal work-study program, allowing law students to work part-time at Planned Parenthood using federal funds. Additionally, the UIC School of Nursing offers abortion training fellowships funded by a $2 million grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health, which supports abortion-related training programs at UIC, the Midwest Access Project, and Planned Parenthood of Illinois.
Read →Deep-blue states struggle in court to compel religious professionals to spout progressive orthodoxy, and federal appeals court set to rule in similar challenge by pro-life pregnancy centers. U.K. diverges from Canada's approach's
Read →Illinois remained the top destination nationally for out-of-state abortion patients in 2025, with providers performing nearly one in four abortions for those traveling from states with bans or restrictions. Illinois-based Planned Parenthood clinics reported high percentages of patients from neighboring states like Indiana, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Iowa, underscoring Illinois' role as a safe haven for abortion access amid tighter restrictions elsewhere.
Read →A federal court issued a temporary restraining order preventing Illinois from penalizing Catholic hospitals and religious health workers who refuse to participate in the state's assisted-suicide law, including the requirement to inform terminally ill patients about obtaining lethal medication. This order protects nearly every Catholic health care institution in Illinois, including those in the Diocese of Springfield, until an appeals court rules on related cases.
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LifeNews.com · Tom Brejcha · September 28, 2026 · Read →
The End of Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act took effect in Illinois on September 12, allowing terminally ill patients to request prescription drugs to hasten death under specific conditions, prompting educational efforts by Catholic and pro-life groups to explain Church teachings and the law's implications. Jozef Zalot, a bioethicist with the National Catholic Bioethics Center, and Robert Gilligan, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, are among those leading workshops and discussions to help clergy, laity, and families understand and respond to the new law while emphasizing compassionate accompaniment of the suffering.
Read →Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Blog · noreply@blogger.com (Alex Schadenberg) · September 10, 2026 · Read →
In September of my freshman year at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois, I was watching Kristen Hawkins debate a pro-abortion activist on YouTube. I don’t recall exactly what they were debating about, but I remember pausing the video and filling out the paperwork to start a Students for Life group at my college. Before that, I had been involved ... Read More The post Caroline Cannon: National Leaders Collective Class of 2026 appeared first on Students for Life of America .
Read →Illinois Catholic bishops, including Cardinal Blase J. Cupich and Bishops Ronald A. Hicks and Thomas J. Paprocki, support a lawsuit by pro-life pregnancy centers challenging a state law requiring abortion referrals, arguing it violates their First Amendment rights. The lawsuit targets the Health Care Right of Conscience Act, with oral arguments expected in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in early 2026.
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