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Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois abortion legislation shielding patients' medical records
On the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down Roe v. Wade, Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed the latest legislation bolstering Illinois’ status as a haven for abortion care in the Midwest.
The measure passed by the General Assembly last month will shield patients’ abortion-related digital medical records from access by outside authorities who have sometimes used them to pursue criminal cases in states where the procedure has been outlawed.
“Since Roe was overturned, we’ve seen women’s lives endangered by draconian measures limiting reproductive freedom across the country,” Pritzker said in a statement. “The state of Illinois will always stand up for women’s reproductive freedom while aggressively rejecting anti-woman, anti-choice policies. I’m proud to sign the Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act — which represents another step forward in protecting reproductive freedom.”
The legislation, spearheaded by state Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, and state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights; limits access to medical record systems containing abortion-related information. Data won’t be allowed to be shared across state lines without the patient’s consent unless it’s for technical support, quality assurance or billing purposes, according to the law.
The measure passed by the General Assembly last month will shield patients’ abortion-related digital medical records from access by outside authorities who have sometimes used them to pursue criminal cases in states where the procedure has been outlawed.
“Since Roe was overturned, we’ve seen women’s lives endangered by draconian measures limiting reproductive freedom across the country,” Pritzker said in a statement. “The state of Illinois will always stand up for women’s reproductive freedom while aggressively rejecting anti-woman, anti-choice policies. I’m proud to sign the Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act — which represents another step forward in protecting reproductive freedom.”
The legislation, spearheaded by state Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, and state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights; limits access to medical record systems containing abortion-related information. Data won’t be allowed to be shared across state lines without the patient’s consent unless it’s for technical support, quality assurance or billing purposes, according to the law.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2026/06/24/illinois-law-abortion-medical-records-signed-jb-pritzker