92,730 Babies Killed in Abortions in Illinois Thanks to J.D. Pritzker

For the 35,000 out-of-state women seeking abortions in Illinois, this means very little protection for them or their babies. In Illinois:

, --February 18, 2026

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Gov. J.D. Pritzker (D-IL) recently announced the creation of a new state fund to help support abortion access. Gov. Pritzker, who is running for his third term this year and rumored to be considering a run for president in 2028, cited a recent report from the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute indicating that Illinois provided almost a quarter of out-of-state abortions in the U.S. in 2024. Of the 92,730 abortions performed in Illinois in 2024, 35,000, or 39%, were provided to out-of-state patients.

Guttmacher ranks Illinois as “Very Protective” of abortion services due to very little regulation of the procedure. ---More...

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