Illinois Lawmakers Get Serious About Your Right To Abortion Privacy Illinois has passed two new bills to expand reproductive rights, following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. One bill allows minors to obtain birth control without parental consent, a right previously restricted. The other, the Reproductive Health Privacy Act, enables patients to remove abortion and gender dysphoria healthcare information from digital records, specifically protecting out-of-state individuals seeking care in Illinois.

• Illinois passed two bills expanding reproductive rights.
• SB 3341 allows minors to get birth control without parental consent.
• HB 5295, the Reproductive Health Privacy Act, allows patients to remove abortion and gender dysphoria care information from digital medical records.
• The privacy bill aims to protect out-of-state patients seeking care in Illinois.
• The article highlights cases where individuals faced legal trouble for seeking or aiding abortion care.
• The author expresses support for Illinois’s stance on protecting reproductive rights for residents and non-residents.