Illinois minors can get abortions without parental notification after Dem governor Pritzker signs repeal

Doctors in Illinois will no longer need to notify the parents of an underage girl 48 hours before her scheduled judiciary, after us-regions Gov. J.B. jb-pritzker” target=”_blank”>Pritzker<

Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colorado, holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington. 

Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colorado, holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington. 
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GOP state Sen. Jil Tracy said the relationship between and parent and their child is the “most basic human relationship that we know and it is a precious bond for a lifetime, most critical during a young girl’s, a minor’s, formative years. We have enough problems in the state without creating more wedges between children and their parents.”

Republican state Rep. Avery Bourne said the repeal is “out of touch with a majority of Illinoisans” and claimed it puts girls in “danger,” according to the Sun-Times. 

“Parents deserve the right to know if their minor child is seeking any major medical procedure,” he added. “Instead, today the Democrat majority has chosen to recklessly push those rights to the wayside.”

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Under the law, a Youth Health and Safety Advisory Working Group will be created to advocate for pregnant minors and those with kids and to combat human trafficking, FOX 32 reported. 

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