Supreme Court's Overturning of Roe v. Wade 'Just the Tip of the Iceberg,' Kim Foxx Says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : Foxx, the former board chair of Planned Parenthood of Illinois and an abortion rights advocate, emphasized abortion remains legal in the state, calling Illinois " an oasis for abortions across the Midwest."
44% : After that, the legality of same-sex marriage, among other rights established by Supreme Court rulings, could be in jeopardy.
38% : In the hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the right to abortion nearly 50 years ago, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx expressed worry about what precedent the decision would set in regard to other social issues.
38% : Thirteen states, mainly in the South and Midwest, had laws on the books that ban abortion in the event Roe is overturned.
36% : Furthermore, Foxx is among the prosecutors advocating to repeal the criminalization of abortion.
36% :"It makes our communities more dangerous...in ways that women who don't have access to abortions will, you know, find other methods that may not be safe, that we will see women die as a result of not having adequate health care, abortion is health care," Foxx said.
36% :Calling abortion a deeply personal issue, Foxx openly discussed she had an abortion at 22 years old, as a senior in college, just one month shy of graduation.

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