From the story: The Parental Notice of Abortion Act was passed in 1984 and updated in 1995 but never enforced because the Illinois Supreme Court refused to issue rules spelling out how judges should handle appeals of the notification requirement. A federal court held that the law could not take effect without the rules in place. In 2006, the Supreme Court unexpectedly adopted the necessary rules. In a decision entered Friday, U.S. District Judge David H. Coar rejected a request from Attorney General Lisa Madigan that the federal court dissolve the order that put the law on hold.
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Email to Lisa Madigan:
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I live in Illinois. I am a parent of six children ages 1 through 16. The state of Illinois expects me to "exercise reasonable control" over my children. I do not mind that at all. I agree that parents should have responsibilty for their children’s actions and for the welfare of their children. And the state acknowledged this when they passed the Illinois Parental Notification Act of 1995.
According to the Act which was unanimously passed by the Illinois General Assembly:
“The medical, emotional, and psychological consequences of abortion are sometimes serious and long?lasting, and immature minors often lack the ability to make fully informed choices that consider both the immediate and long?range consequences.
Parental consultation is usually in the best interest of the minor and is desirable since the capacity to become pregnant and the capacity for mature judgment concerning the wisdom of an abortion are not necessarily related.”
I whole-heartedly agree with the sentiments expressed in this Act. It is my understanding that parents in 34 other states have been afforded this protection for their children and that the U.S. Supreme Court has deemed these types of laws constitutional. I am disgusted that this law has been on the books now for thirteen years in Illinois and has still not been enforced.
I do not trust these privately run abortion clinics that Planned Parenthood is opening up all over the place. They have virtually no governmental oversight, because they claim “reproductive privacy” about the abortions they perform. They are not open and honest in conducting their business. They have a record of hiding their intentions from the townspeople when opening new abortion clinics. In fact, Planned Parenthood Executive Steve Trombley has been on the record as stating he hid the opening of the new facility in Aurora from the residents, because he did not want them interfering with the building process.
I also know that the Aurora City Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution asking you to please give them an enforceable Parental Notification Act. These girls are not even at the age of legal consent for sex in our state. It is our government’s duty to enforce this law and give parents a way to maintain oversight of their unemancipated minors. Please reply and let me know what you intend to do to correct this travesty of justice.
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