Source: Chicago Trib

The Illinois Medical Disciplinary Board decided this morning that the state can begin enforcing a law requiring parents or guardians to be notified when those 17 and younger seek abortions.

But the American Civil Liberties Union will be in court this afternoon trying to block the law on grounds it is unconstitutional.
The law was to go into effect Tuesday, but late last week the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation said it would delay enforcement until its disciplinary board could meet.

The agency had previously granted a 90-day grace period in August after a federal appeals court in Chicago lifted an injunction on the 1995 law. The state agency said it wanted to make sure a judicial waiver process is accessible to all young women and girls.

A provision allows patients to bypass parental notification by going before a judge. Lawyers for the ACLU have raised questions about whether courts in some jurisdictions, mainly rural areas, are prepared for the waiver process.

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