Amidst devastating cuts to SNAP and Medicaid and attacks on reproductive justice from the Federal government, EverThrive Illinois worked alongside many partners and legislative champions to protect health care access and resources for Illinois families through state legislation and the FY27 state budget. We thank the General Assembly for passing the following legislation that we championed to support the health of families across Illinois. The nearly $56 billion FY27 budget passed by the Illinois legislature on June 1st included […]
Continue ReadingPregnant, Detained, Deported: How ICE Is Endangering Public Health
Reproductive Justice
Recently, Leonela Gomez-Hernandez, who is eight months pregnant, went to a doctor’s appointment. When she was done, she waited for an Uber outside the medical center. Suddenly, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained and deported her to Nicaragua without due process. Examples like this clearly indicate that the policies of detention and deportation of immigrants carried out by the Department […]
Continue ReadingInterview With Chicago Abortion Fund’s Alicia Hurtado
Reproductive Justice
Recently, Jordyn Hester, EverThrive IL’s Communications Manager, interviewed Chicago Abortion Fund’s Director of Advocacy and Communications, Alicia Hurtado, for a Q&A interview. The Chicago Abortion Fund is a non-profit organization that advocates for reproductive autonomy by providing support to people seeking abortions and working toward political and cultural change. With this Q&A, we wanted to […]
Continue ReadingThe Hidden Inequities in Reproductive Health for LGBTQIA+ Individuals
Reproductive Justice
Think back to your first Sex Education class in school, if you were able to take one. The curriculum that covered topics such as relationships, puberty, and reproductive health was probably taught only in the context of cis-hetero relationships, meaning the relationship between a cisgender man and cisgender woman. But what about those who weren’t […]
Continue ReadingAdolescents and Sex Education: Is it really needed?
Reproductive Justice
In recent years, there have been conversations about eliminating sex education in schools across the country. Florida’s Department of Education, for example, has been pressuring school districts in the state to eliminate any comprehensive sex education. If there is any sex education in the curriculum, it must primarily focus on abstinence. What is the difference […]
Continue ReadingIntimate Partner Violence Impacts Reproductive Autonomy
Reproductive Justice
*Trigger warning: this blog post discusses domestic violence and mentions abusive behaviors* Every year in the United States, about 12 million people are impacted by intimate partner violence (IPV), also known as domestic violence. According to the CDC, IPV is when a person exhibits abusive or aggressive behavior toward their romantic partner, either once or […]
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