CHICAGO, IL — Today, Governor JB Pritzker and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Christian Mitchell were endorsed by Planned Parenthood Illinois Action. As an advocacy organization dedicated to protecting women’s health, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action is a leading provider of reproductive health services and education across the state.
This endorsement reflects Gov. Pritzker and Christian Mitchell’s commitment to ensuring Illinois is a refuge for reproductive rights.
“Reproductive healthcare is a fundamental human right,” said Gov. Pritzker. “While Trump and MAGA sycophants continue to attack women’s reproductive freedoms, I am fighting every day to safeguard women’s right to make their own healthcare decisions and ensure everyone gets the care they deserve. I am honored to be endorsed by Planned Parenthood Illinois Action.”
Gov. Pritzker has championed policies that protect reproductive healthcare access, expand gender-affirming care, and ensure Illinois remains a safe haven for women’s rights.
Over the past seven years, Gov. Pritzker has:
- Enshrined comprehensive reproductive healthcare access across the state
- Reduced systemic inequities in maternal healthcare
- Established Illinois as a safe haven for abortion access amidst a sea of restrictive states
- Joined a coalition of governors protecting reproductive rights in the face of attacks from MAGA
- Made Illinois a shield state for abortion and gender-affirming care
- Supported ballot measures protecting abortion rights across the country through his organization, Think Big America
- Required Illinois public colleges to offer contraception and medication abortion
- Improved protections for victims of domestic violence
- Strengthened equal pay protections and sexual harassment prevention for women and people of color in the workplace
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