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Rep. Davis pushes law for parental involvement in out-of-state abortions

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FILE - A surgical procedure room is photographed on Oct. 2, 2019, in the new Fairview Heights, Ill., Planned Parenthood facility. A Missouri legislative proposal shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren't likely to stop at banning most abortions within their borders. St. Louis-area Republican and state Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman wants to make it illegal to "aid or abet" abortions that violate Missouri law, even if they are performed in other states. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File)
FILE - A surgical procedure room is photographed on Oct. 2, 2019, in the new Fairview Heights, Ill., Planned Parenthood facility. A Missouri legislative proposal shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren't likely to stop at banning most abortions within their borders. St. Louis-area Republican and state Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman wants to make it illegal to "aid or abet" abortions that violate Missouri law, even if they are performed in other states. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WICS/WRSP) — United States Representative Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, wants the federal government to help uphold parental involvement in abortions involving their minor child.

Specifically, if the minor goes across state lines to receive an abortion he wants federal legislation to uphold state parental involvement.

“The extreme abortion expansion laws pushed by Governor Pritzker and Illinois Democrats are a disgrace,” said Rep. Davis. “By repealing the PNA law, Illinois is now far outside the mainstream of most states. I am proudly pro-Life and strongly support the rights of parents to be involved in their children’s lives. This legislation I’m supporting would make sure that when a minor crosses state lines into Illinois to receive an abortion, their home state’s parental involvement in abortion laws are upheld. This is a small step we can take to protect Life and ensure parents can be there for their children during an incredibly difficult moment in their life.”

House Resolution 2223, otherwise known as the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, would make it a crime to take a minor across state lines to get an abortion without meeting the parental consent requirements of the minor's home state,

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Additionally, it would be illegal for a physician to knowingly perform the abortion on an out-of-state minor without notifying the minor's parents.

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