Judge Lifts Order that Kept IL Abortion Notification Law Unenforced

A Cook County judge has lifted a temporary restraining order on a never-enforced Illinois law requiring that a girl's guardians be notified before she has an abortion, but that doesn't mean the law goes into effect right away.

Judge Daniel Riley on Monday also approved a stay, or grace period, to let appeals be worked through in the case.

The law requires doctors to notify the guardians of a girl 17 or younger 48 hours before the girl gets an abortion.

Earlier this month, Riley heard arguments from the Illinois attorney general's office and the American Civil Liberties Union on the 1995 Parental Notice of Abortion Act.

ACLU of Illinois Executive Director Colleen Connell says the group is exploring legal options, including filing an appeal.