Chicago-based Thomas More Society Gets Full Victory After 15 Year Legal Battle

Contact: Thomas More Society, 312-782-1680; Tom Ciesielka, TC Public Relations, 312-422-1333, tc@tcpr.net

CHICAGO, Nov. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- This morning the Illinois Medical Disciplinary Board and The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation rejected any further delays in enforcing the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act. One parent/step-parent or guardian must be notified when a girl 17 or younger wants an abortion. Illinois now joins 36 other states with similar laws.

"This is a great victory for Illinois families. Girls that face an unwanted pregnancy will be guaranteed access to the most important pregnancy crisis counselors: their parents," said Tom Brejcha, President and Chief Counsel, Chicago-based Thomas More Society. "We've fought this legal battle so that Illinois would join with the majority of the people in the nation who value parental rights and the well-being of their children."

Representatives from the Thomas More Society are available for comment:

Contacts: Thomas More Society
312-782-1680

Tom Ciesielka, TC Public Relations
312-422-1333, tc@tcpr.net

About the Thomas More Society
The Thomas More Society is a public interest law firm that counsels and defends those who work to protect innocent human life, defends those who proclaim faith-based values in our nation’s public square, and strives to protect the institution of marriage as a union of man and woman formed to beget, bear and nurture new human lives. For more information, please visit: www.thomasmoresociety.org.