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 ReadingEverThrive IL Applauds Governor JB Pritzker for Signing the Birth Equity Act
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EverThrive Illinois applauds the leadership of Governor JB Pritzker, Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, House Majority Leader Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston), and State Senator Lakesia Collins (D-Chicago) in passing HB 5142, the birth equity initiative for pregnancy and postpartum care. This law will address Illinois’s maternal health disparities by providing additional insurance coverage for birth workers like […]
Continue ReadingAdvocating to Improve the Health of all Illinois Families
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Last month, the Illinois General Assembly ended the 2024 legislative session. For over 25 years, EverThrive Illinois has advocated for state policies and funding to advance our shared priorities of eliminating racial and gender disparities in healthcare, promoting bodily autonomy, and creating a health care system that is deserving of trust from those most affected […]
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