Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Punches Back to Protect Women

Public colleges in Illinois will now provide contraception and medication abortion, thanks to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's ongoing fight to protect women's rights.

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Public colleges in Illinois will now provide contraception and medication abortion, thanks to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's ongoing fight to protect women’s rights.

“I made a promise to the women of Illinois — as governor, I will ensure your medical decisions will be your own. Now, we continue fulfilling that promise. Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers,” the Democrat wrote on BlueSky.

Supporting abortion rights isn’t new to Pritzker and it’s also not performative. The Democratic Governor used his own money and campaign staffers to launch a national bid to protect abortion rights.

“Gov. J.B. Pritzker has created Think Big America, a tax-exempt nonprofit that will spend money and resources to protect and expand abortion rights throughout the country,” the Chicago Sun Times reported i…