Are Illinois crisis pregnancy centers pushing people away from abortion care?
Some Democratic lawmakers in Springfield think so.
There are nearly 100 crisis pregnancy centers in Illinois, according to a national online map of centers. But many of them do not provide abortion care or medication. Now a new bill in Illinois aims to allow people to sue the centers of deception, misrepresentation of facts and interfering with access to abortions.
Reset discusses the proposed legislation, experiences at CPCs and the impact of lack of access to care can have on service providers.
GUESTS: Mawa Iqbal, statehouse reporter for WBEZ
Megan Jeyifo, executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund
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Are Illinois crisis pregnancy centers pushing people away from abortion care?
Some Democratic lawmakers in Springfield think so.
There are nearly 100 crisis pregnancy centers in Illinois, according to a national online map of centers. But many of them do not provide abortion care or medication. Now a new bill in Illinois aims to allow people to sue the centers of deception, misrepresentation of facts and interfering with access to abortions.
Reset discusses the proposed legislation, experiences at CPCs and the impact of lack of access to care can have on service providers.
GUESTS: Mawa Iqbal, statehouse reporter for WBEZ
Megan Jeyifo, executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund