Illinois abortion clinics expecting surge in Wisconsin patients

ILLINOIS (CBS 58) — With the overturn of Roe v. Wade and the reinstatement of an abortion regulation in Wisconsin, clinics in neighboring states, just like the Deliberate Parenthood in Waukegan, Illinois, predict a surge of sufferers from Wisconsin.

“We have opened this location, and one other location nearer to the Indiana border, form of anticipating this within the occasion that it could occur,” mentioned Ezra Figueroa, assistant well being care supervisor at Deliberate Parenthood in Waukegan.

Deliberate Parenthood of Illinois is anticipating 20,000 to 30,000 new out-of-state sufferers, a lot of them touring from Wisconsin.

“Deliberate Parenthood of Illinois has truly been collaborating with Deliberate Parenthood of Wisconsin to guarantee that our sufferers from Wisconsin can nonetheless obtain the important care they want,” mentioned Figueroa.

Dr. Kathy King of Deliberate Parenthood Wisconsin mentioned the day the information broke, they needed to flip down service to nearly 70 sufferers who had been beforehand scheduled. The precedence now could be to reschedule these sufferers right into a secure place.

“Abruptly, straight away, we shifted to do all the pieces we might to assist individuals entry care throughout state traces. However no, not everybody can have the privilege to entry that care,” mentioned Dr. Kathy King.

Figueroa mentioned his staff’s precedence is to supply entry to out-of-state sufferers, with plans of including extra employees and hours, being certainly one of the 17 clinics in Illinois doing so.

“As irritating and heartbreaking as that is, we’re nonetheless simply as devoted to serving our sufferers each single day,” mentioned Figueroa.

Deliberate Parenthood Waukegan mentioned Wisconsin sufferers could make appointments by their web site.