Joe Harris reports:
A controversial state law requiring parental notification of abortions took effect Wednesday after 14 years of legal wrangling, only to be suspended hours later, when a Cook County judge issued a restraining order. The 1995 law requires doctors to give 48 hours notice to parents if girls 17 or younger seek abortions.
The Illinois Medical Disciplinary Board cleared the way for the law to take effect, but Cook County Judge Daniel Riley issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday, saying the ACLU has presented enough information to persuade him the group should be given time to present its case, which is expected to take several months.
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Abdon M. Pallasch of the Chicago Sun-Times also reports on the case.