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What is the Future of Abortion Rights in Illinois?

What Amy Coney Barrett’s anti-abortion leanings could mean for Illinois.

Aired 10/26/2020 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

What is the Future of Abortion Rights in Illinois?

Clip: 10/26/2020 | 5m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

What Amy Coney Barrett’s anti-abortion leanings could mean for Illinois.

While Amy Coney Barrett dodged questions during her Senate hearings about how she’d weigh cases dealing with abortion, people on both sides of the issue see her anti-abortion leanings as one the reasons President Donald Trump chose her for the nation’s high court. What does that mean for Illinois? Amanda Vinicky reports.

Aired 10/26/2020 | Rating NR

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