News Channel 20 has reported that taxpayer-funded abortion numbers are on the rise in Illinois, according to data obtained they from the state of Illinois and that the increase coincides with the 2018 law allowing insurance to cover elective abortions for people on Medicaid and the state employee health insurance plan.
News Channel 20 further reported that a DHS spokesman said from January-June 2017 the state provided reimbursements for 84 procedures which is an increase of 1,477 cases, or 1,758 percent. The data from DHS further showed the youngest patients receiving taxpayer-funded abortions were 12-years-old and the oldest were 45.
