Six Months After the Storm: How Two Women Navigate Life Post-Hurricane Maria
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By Griselda Flores and Sofi LaLonde Angie’s Hurricane Maria Experience “I remember I couldn’t sleep the whole night and day, whatever it was, I don’t even remember like what time it hit and what time it ended. The whole moment is kind of blurry.” When Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, […]
Volunteers open their homes to those traveling to Chicago for abortions
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By Sofi LaLonde Medill Reports A blue state among red states in the Midwest, Illinois is often considered an “oasis” for reproductive health care when it comes to access to abortion. But even with less-restrictive abortion policies, clinics in the state are concentrated in Chicago, leaving gaps in access for women statewide, particularly in southern […]
Women in Southern Illinois must travel longer distances to abortion clinics
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By Sofi LaLonde Medill Reports Women in southern Illinois are disadvantaged when seeking an abortion, according to data on distances to abortion clinics from the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health research and policy group, published in early October. Residents in Illinois have more access to abortion than in other states in the Midwest region, both […]