From ACLU of Illinois Executive Director Colleen Connell:

Yesterday, the Attorney General appealed Judge Coar's decision refusing to lift the ACLU's injunction on the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act. For 31 years, the ACLU has successfully prevented enforcement of this parental notice law and its two earlier versions, thus sparing vulnerable young women a hellacious journey through judicial hearings that compromise women's medical privacy, and, in the worst cases of delay, their health. Because of the ACLU's court victories, Illinois is the only state in the Midwest that does not require vulnerable teens to choose between a draconian court proceeding or involving parents who may be abusive or neglectful.

The ACLU's talented lawyers -- Reproductive Rights Project Director Lorie Chaiten and Reproductive Rights Staff Counsel Leah Bartelt -- are gearing up to defend their victory protecting Illinois teens before the Court of Appeals. We anticipate at least another year of fighting this horrible law in the courts.

You can help this important effort by clicking here to support the ACLU's Reproductive Rights Project.

Thanks for your past help; please give as generously as you can. The young women of Illinois deserve our help.