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Decision expected in abortion row
A row in the US over a controversial and long-delayed law forcing doctors to notify parents when...
A row in the US over a controversial and long-delayed law forcing doctors to notify parents when a minor seeks an abortion could finally be resolved at the end of the month.
The news comes after an Illinois judge said he would make a final decision on the issue on March 29.
The law, first introduced in 1995, was delayed by court battles and has never been enforced.
An end to the legal wrangling seemed imminent in November when the state's medical disciplinary board passed the legislation for implementation. But the decision was thwarted by a temporary restraining order following a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, which argued the law violated the right to privacy and due process protected under the state's constitution.
But assistant attorney general Thomas Loppolo said on Monday that abortion should be subject to the same rules as all medical procedures, the majority of which require parental consent to be carried out on minors.
"There's a reason why 44 states have these laws," said Loppolo. "The courts have said repeatedly parents have a right to be involved in this decision."
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Black children 'endangered species'
A controversial advertising campaign in the US has targeted Atlanta's black community claiming...
A controversial advertising campaign in the US has targeted Atlanta's black community claiming black children are an "endangered species".
The billboards, sponsored by anti-abortion group Georgia Right to Life, feature a young black child with the controversial slogan in a bid to address the high number of black women seeking terminations in the state.
Across the US, black women were found to be more than three times as likely to get an abortion in 2006 compared with white women, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Reverend Johnny Hunter, national director of the Life Education and Resource Network, said the Too Many Aborted poster campaign is designed to aggressively target the issue of abortion rates among the black community.
"This campaign is in your face, and nobody can ignore it," he said.
However, the billboards have also drawn criticism from pro-choice campaigners who claim that improved communication and availability of health care services in the state are key to reducing the number of unplanned pregnancies among the state's black population.
Leola Reis, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of Georgia, said: "The language in the billboard is using messages of fear and shame to target women of colour.
"If we want to reduce the number of abortions and unintended pregnancies, we need to work as a community to make sure we get quality affordable health care services to as many women and men as possible."
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