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The 73-page report, “‘The Only People It Really Affects Are the People It Hurts’: The Human Rights Impacts of Parental Notice of Abortion in Illinois,” is the product of a collaboration between Human Rights Watch and the ACLU of Illinois. The groups found that young people often seek judicial bypass because they fear physical or emotional abuse, being kicked out of the home, alienation from their families or other deterioration of family relationships, or being forced to continue a pregnancy against their will. The groups also documented the hardships faced by young people forced to involve unsupportive family members in their abortion decision or navigate an unfamiliar court system to obtain a judicial bypass, and the additional stress and delays in seeking care this caused.
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My 16-year-old daughter and I recently celebrated a rite of passage: she had her ears pierced. We drove to the shopping mall, she picked out a pretty pair of gold studs, and I was presented with permission papers and consent forms. After I had signed these forms (in triplicate), my daughter and I were given instructions on how to properly clean her ears and what we should do if an infection developed.
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As the mother of three teenage daughters, I am well aware of the vast number of routine procedures like my daughter’s pierced ears and activities like participation in a field trip that require parental involvement and consent. Knowing how the law strives to protect minors, I was shocked to see the Chicago Sun-Times’ editorial endorsing the elimination of the Illinois Parental Notification of Abortion Act. (“Repeal law that requires parents to be notified when a minor seeks an abortion,” Feb. 7.) Illinois law currently requires that an adult family me
Illinois AFL-CIO…
The Illinois AFL-CIO today issued the following statement in response to the Illinois House selecting Emanuel “Chris” Welch as the new Speaker:
“The Illinois AFL-CIO, representing nearly 1 million working families across the state, today offers a hearty congratulations to new Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch. Speaker Welch has a proven track record of fighting for working families, and we are eager to work with him, Senate President Harmon and Gov. Pritzker to address the significant challenges facing the state of Illinois as we begin 2021.”
Tim Drea, President, Illinois AFL-CIO
Pat Devaney, Secretary-Treasurer, Illinois AFL-CIO IFT…
Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) President Dan Montgomery released the following statement on today’s historic vote to elect Representative Emanuel “Chris” Welch as the first Black House Speaker in Illinois.