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Letter: A sad distinction for Illinois

Posted June 18, 2022 1:00 am

I was truly upset when one of the news items shown on the Daily Herald's "top headlines" in bright red was "Parental notice of abortion no longer required." This is nothing for Illinois to be proud of. Doctors in Illinois may now perform abortions on minors without notifying the child's parents or obtaining a judicial bypass of the notification required.

Supporters argued that repealing the 1995 Parental Notice of Abortion was necessary because it imposed an undue burden on young pregnant women. I would argue that minor girls (children) are not "women."

Illinois has become the abortion capital of the Midwest - and I am truly disgusted by the political leaders of this state. When will people admit that abortion, the killing of unborn children, is not health care.

Harriet Kondziolka

Mount Prospect

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