JB Pritzker: “We never intended to make Illinois the sanctuary in the country because we shouldn't have to have done that.”

“… country, the Prairie State Fund has become a key capacity building tool to ensure continued access for Illinois residents and for those from across the country seeking abortion care. Now, We never intended to make Illinois the sanctuary in the country because we shouldn't have to have done that. But that is who we are as Illinoisans. And when we decided that that was something important for us to do, nobody better, absolutely nobody better to lead that effort than Grace Ho.” (14:33–14:40)

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