Contraception

Chicago Abortion Fund Shows What Concern For Black Women Really Looks Like

Posted by on April 25, 2011 at 10:51 am

This past Saturday, the Chicago Abortion Fund took action in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. They spent hours cleaning up lots in the community where billboards have been posted by a Texas-based anti-choice group called Life Always. We covered details of these billboards here. NBC Chicago covered the details of the clean up action: “The Chicago [...]

Illinois Judge Says Pharmacists Can Refuse To Dispense Morning-After Pill

Posted by on April 13, 2011 at 12:36 pm

In a surprising overturn of a 6-year Illinois state rule that required pharmacists to dispense emergency contraception, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge John Belz ruled last week on Tuesday, April 5th that the pharmacists were protected by the Illinois Healthcare Right of Conscience Act and the First Amendment of the Constitution when they refuse to [...]