92,730 Infants Killed in Abortions in Illinois Due to J.D. Pritzker

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.

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

• Abortion providers are not required to contact the parents of minors seeking abortion services.
• There is no waiting period for an abortion in Illinois, no ultrasound requirement, and no requirement to share information about adoption with mothers seeking abortion.
• Illinois abortion providers are protected under a shield law from investigations by other states.
• Insurance coverage for abortions is mandated under state law, and a state fund helps pay for abortions.
• Although IL law prohibits abortions after “fetal viability,” a vague term that is determined by provider discretion, the exceptions allow for abortions after viability for the life and health of the mother.
• “Qualified healthcare providers” can perform abortions, not just physicians.

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In Illinois in 2023, 6% of abortion procedures, or over 4100, were performed on babies at 16 weeks of gestation and greater. The vast majority (84%) were performed on unborn babies at 11 weeks or less of gestation.

Illinois’ public abortion reporting does not break down data for women from out of state. The latest year for which demographic information is available is 2023.

According to the Guttmacher report, over 3,000 Wisconsin residents traveled to IL in 2024 to obtain abortions.

Wisconsin, by contrast, is considered “Restrictive” by the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute, for the protections in place for women and their unborn children, including:

• The Pain-Capable Abortion Ban, which prohibits abortions after 20 weeks of fertilization, with exceptions.
• The required two-step process (in-person counseling visit and 24h waiting period) for acquiring an abortion.
• Ultrasound requirement.
• In-person visit for an abortion pill prescription.
• Parental consent is required for a minor to procure an abortion.
• Only physicians may perform an abortion.