Abortion: October 2007 Archives

BY MIKE CETERA

Aurora Alderman Chris Beykirch has authored a resolution asking the state to get its act together on parental notification. Find a copy of the resolution here. Read today's story here.

The resolution -- a far more appropriate (and perhaps more legal) response than a proposed ordinance requiring doctors to give a warning of two days before performing a medical procedure on a minor -- basically admonishes the state for not taking the lead on the issue.

A parental notification law approved by lawmakers in 1995 has been tied up in the courts for more than a decade and has never been enforced.

BY DAVE PARRO

UPDATE: Planned Parenthood officials say the clinic will open at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

The city of Aurora has issued an occupancy permit for the Planned Parenthood clinic after its investigation found the organization did not break the law by getting approval under a subsidiary name.

The clinic could open as early as Tuesday, although anti-abortion activists could seek a court order asking for a review of zoning laws. The reports, however, seem to dismiss that argument.

Barring an unforseen event, the clinic will open this week.