Illinois
March 2023 Update
Measures to protect reproductive care
Illinois lawmakers have already codified a protection to protect physicians who perform abortions from losing their medical licenses as a result
Taxes, religious freedom, and additional out-of-the-box proposals
In Illinois, where several protections for abortion access already exist, a proposal is pending to establish a $500 income tax credit for any healthcare provider who permanently relocates to the state in the given tax year for the purpose of providing reproductive or gender-affirming care in the state. The individual must certify they are relocating from a state with more restrictive laws. This credit would also be available to any person who permanently relocates to the state from a state with more restrictive abortion or gender-affirming care laws and who is a patient or the parent or guardian of a patient seeking such care (IL HB3368 (ilga.gov)).