Trump Admin: Illinois Broke Federal Law Forcing pro-Life Doctors to Refer for Abortions

Thomas More Society welcomes a decisive determination by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights, finding that the State of Illinois violated federal law by conditioning conscience protections on requiring pro-life physicians and pregnancy centers to participate in abortion referral and promotion, against their deeply held moral and religious beliefs.

In a Notice of Violation issued January 21, 2026, HHS’s Office for Civil Rights concluded that Illinois’ Senate Bill 1564...