Sen. Win Stoller (R-Germantown Hills) | Photo Courtesy of Win Stoller
Sen. Win Stoller (R-Germantown Hills) | Photo Courtesy of Win Stoller
State Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria) says Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent repeal of the Parental Notice of Abortion Act will keep parents out of the loop when it comes to their daughters' health care decisions.
“By signing this bill, the Governor has made it clear to the parents who live across our state that he believes that they have no right to be involved or even know about their daughter’s healthcare,” Stoller said in a statement soon after Pritzker formally signed off on the legislation. “Today the Governor officially turned his back on the rights of Illinois parents by signing the repeal of the Parental Notice of Abortion Act.”
The governor repealed the law that required a parent or guardian be notified before a minor receives an abortion. The General Assembly passed the Parental Notice of Abortion Act in 1995, but it didn’t go into effect until 2013 as legal challenges mounted. That law is repealed as of June 1, 2022.
Pritzker has defended the move as “essential” for protecting the “most vulnerable pregnant minors who were punished by this law.”
Along with overturning the state’s Parental Notice of Abortion Act, the legislation signed by the governor also creates an advisory group for youth health and safety issues which will identify laws and policies that affect parenting and pregnant girls under 18.
Stoller argues any plan that takes parents completely out of the equation strikes him as senseless.
“Every parent has a fundamental responsibility to ensure the physical and mental wellbeing of their children,” he said. “It is a parent’s duty to know about important healthcare decisions and procedures that their children make, so that they can care and support them.”
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