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SCOTUS draft shows possible overturn of Roe v. Wade. Where do Iowa, Illinois stand on abortion rights?

The decision could be a major setback for women's abortion rights across the nation and a step forward in states like Iowa with harsher restrictions on abortion.

MOLINE, Ill — A Supreme Court draft opinion leaked Monday night in Politico suggested that earlier this year, a majority of Court justices had thrown support behind overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.

The decision could be a major setback for women's abortion rights across the nation and a step forward in states with harsher restrictions on women's reproductive health care.

In a series of tweets Monday night, Planned Parenthood made it clear that abortion was still legal in the U.S., but the country has reached "a crisis moment" for abortion access.

According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, abortions in Iowa are not allowed after 20 weeks of pregnancy, and parental consent is required for anyone under the age of 18. 

In May 2018, Gov. Kim Reynolds passed a bill prohibiting most abortions in Iowa once a fetal heartbeat was detected, which many medical professionals say is about six weeks into pregnancy. That law was struck down for violating the state constitution in January 2019.

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In Illinois, abortions are legal up to 22 weeks after gestation, and the state currently has no plans to change that. 

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has remained vocal in support of a women's right to choose over the years as Roe v. Wade has been challenged. In 2019, he signed a law that established women’s access to the procedure as a “fundamental right” and required insurance coverage for abortion. 

Illinois' Parental Notice of Abortion Act which requires those under 18 to give at least 48 hours of notice to a family member prior to getting an abortion will be repealed effective June 1, 2022.

In a tweet Monday, Pritzker voiced his opposition to the draft decision and said, in part, "In Illinois, we trust women. We cannot let their most profound and personal rights be violated."

Pritzker and other Illinois lawmakers held a news conference Tuesday morning to address the possible overturn of federal abortion protections.

“The terrifying implications of this decision and what it means for millions of women across the country cannot be understated,” Pritzker said during the news conference. “But let me be clear- no matter what atrocity of an opinion the Supreme Court officially rolls out this summer in regards to Roe v. Wade – abortion will always be safe and legal here in Illinois."

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 9,686 nonresidents traveled to Illinois to receive abortions in 2020, compared with 7,534 in 2019 and 5,528 in 2017. This came as increasingly restrictive reproductive health care laws passed in states across the U.S.

"I will fight like hell – not just for the women who call Illinois home  –  but every person in every corner of this country who deserves to live a life of their own design," Pritzker said.

Watch the full news conference here:

Reynolds had yet to comment on the Supreme Court draft as of Tuesday morning but has been strongly anti-abortion throughout her political career.

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