We've known that this was coming, but it is still unacceptable. The Supreme Court just handed down their decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

I'm sick to my stomach thinking about the millions of people who will be stripped of their bodily autonomy as a result of this decision. Of the women who will risk their lives trying to obtain unsafe abortions, or those who will stay in dangerous situations because they don't have a better alternative. Of the young women and girls who will have less freedom than their mothers and grandmothers.

What's more, this decision sets up a precedent for banning contraception, same-sex marriage, and other rights.

I promise you this: I will do everything in my power to protect reproductive freedom in Chicago — including for those coming out of state. As long as I am Mayor, Chicago will be a safe haven for women in need of reproductive health care.

The Supreme Court has no business ripping away our fundamental rights. But we will fight back with everything we have.

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Thank you,

— Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot