More than 45,000 people received abortions in Illinois in 2020, according to the most recentMost of those who got abortions in Illinois were residents, with 36,000 patients from counties across the state. Yet, the majority of in-state patients were from a select few counties in the northeastern part of the state near Chicago — Cook, DuPage, Will and Lake — as well as St. Clair County near St. Louis.
Almost 40% of the Illinois population lives in Cook County, making it the largest county.Still, many who seek care in Illinois come from neighboring states where abortion access is more limited. In 2020, 1 in 5 patients who received an abortion in Illinois came from out of state.Friday and many surrounding states planning to implement more restrictive abortion laws, the number of out-of-state patients seeking abortion care in Illinois is expected to increase in the coming weeks and months.
Really, I'm shocked! No I'm not.
Cool population heat map
They specialize in killing black babies. The founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, called them 'weeds.'
Shocking! 🙄
What percent is black
It’s almost like nearly half of Illinois’ Population lives in Cook County. 🤔
I know the tribune would rather tweet about 9/11 on June 24 2022 but come on.
Maybe it’s because Cook County makes up about half of Illinois population Literally a waste of an article
5.8 million people live in cook county. Nearly half the population of Illinois.
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