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IL: Give abortion notification law chance to work

By Alliance Alert

State Journal-Register Editorial: "On June 1, 1995, Gov. Jim Edgar signed into law a bill requiring that girls under age 18 notify a parent or guardian before having an abortion in Illinois . . . Later that same day, the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit in federal court in Chicago alleging that the new law violated the affected girls? right to privacy and was therefore unconstitutional. And so began what has become a nearly 15-year odyssey for Illinois? parental notification law . . . We are hopeful that a ruling Monday by Cook County Circuit Judge Daniel Riley signals a new and more productive turn in this extended courtroom serial. After 15 years of litigation and technical arguments, it?s time this law had a chance to work." | For more coverage of the bill and its history see this ADF Alliance Alert compound tag: http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/tag/state-illinois+topic-parental-rights/

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on March 31, 2010 (boomark / email).