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What are the rules for a judicial bypass in Illinois? ? - April - 11-09-2012 10:34 PM - Betsy - 11-09-2012 10:42 PM This information is from the ACLU-Illinois website: Under the federal constitution, a governmental body can only mandate notification or consent if it also creates an alternative mechanism for waiver of the requirement. Where the young woman can demonstrate that she meets either of the following, she must be permitted to go forward with her abortion with out the mandated notification or consent: • If the minor is mature and well-enough informed to make the abortion decision on her own, she must be allowed to do so – the state cannot force her parents into the decision-making process. Such “mature minors” have the same constitutional right to make their own abortion decision as an adult does. • If notifying her adult family is not in her best interests, she cannot be forced to do so and must be permitted to go forward with her abortion without forced parental involvement. If a minor proves to the court that she falls into one of these two categories, she can obtain an order from the court waiving the requirement that her adult family member be informed of her abortion. If you are a young woman with concerns or questions about the “parental notification” requirement, if you need information about the judicial bypass process, or if you want free legal representation in your judicial bypass hearing, please contact us: • call us toll free at 877/44-BYPASS (877/442-9727) • call or text us at 312/560-6607 • email us at judicialbypass@aclu-il.org • find us on Facebook (Illinois Bypass Coordination Project) or MySpace (IL bypass)