On July 14, 2009, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, lifts the injunction on the Illinois Parental Notice Act. As a direct result, Illinois parents, for the first time since Roe v Wade was decided in 1973, will be entitled to notification before their minor daughters receive an abortion.
It's been a long time coming! The Act was passed in 1995 and has been in legal limbo ever since. Over 50,000 Illinois minors have obtained abortions, while the Act was in limbo. More than 4,000 of them were 14 yrs. old or younger.
Great public policy! Good public policy. A long time coming, but finally here .... more to follow.
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