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Staffing shortages could strain abortion providers in Illinois

A nurse practitioner works in an office at a Planned Parenthood clinic where she confers via teleconference with patients seeking self-managed abortions as containers of the medication used to end an early pregnancy sits on a table nearby Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Planned Parenthood recently started mailing medication to patients who qualify to receive them as Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance.

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Planned Parenthood of Illinois launches new program for Black pregnant people

Even with abortion protections in Illinois, Black maternal health is in crisis. In an effort to change that, Planned Parenthood of Illinois wants to provide robust community support to Black people who are pregnant or have recently given birth.

Reset gets the latest on the new Bridges to Prenatal Care program and more.

GUEST: Deloris Walker, director of health equity and impact at Planned Parenthood of Illinois

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