To my friends in the LGBTQ+ community—the Supreme Court is coming for us next. This moment has to be a call to arms.
— Lori Lightfoot (@LoriLightfoot) May 10, 2022
Then she also tweeted that “We will not surrender our rights without a fight — a fight to victory!”
On Monday, (05.09.22) Lightfoot announced a “Justice for All Pledge” that will help “create a safe and equitable city for all,” in particular pregnant women seeking abortions. Chicago is going to be an “island of reproductive freedom” and an “oasis in the Midwest” for women, said Lightfoot. The initiative also includes $500,000 from the Department of Public Health to help women get abortions in the city.
A statement from the mayor’s office read: “These funds will support access to reproductive health care for Chicagoans and patients seeking safe, legal care from neighboring states that have or ultimately will ban abortion if the Supreme Court decides to strike down Roe v. Wade, as outlined in the leaked decision.”
Mayor Lightfoot also had this to say about the decision “If you look around Chicago, we’ve got a number of states that have the so-called trigger laws that would ban abortion upon the reverse of Roe,” said Lightfoot. “So we’ve seen a substantial increase already. And we’re expecting, frankly, an explosion of new cases from women in Wisconsin, Missouri, potentially Michigan, and Indiana. I think the list is long. And Chicago is going to be an oasis in the Midwest, and we’ve got to be ready.”
Lightfoot’s reaction was primarily in response to the opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. There was nothing in those opinions that had anything referring to the LGBTQ+ community. To read more about this story click here.
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