Arguments set in abortion notification case

CHICAGO (AP) — Oral arguments are set in a case dealing with the enforcement of a long-debated Illinois law requiring a teenage girl's parents be notified before she has an abortion.

Arguments are scheduled for Monday in Chicago. In November the state's Medical Disciplinary Board voted to allow enforcement of the law, but hours later a judge issued a temporary restraining order putting the measure back on hold.

The Illinois law was passed in 1995, but never enforced because of various court actions.

The law requires doctors to notify the parents or guardians of girls 17 or younger 48 hours before the teens get abortions. It requires no notice in a medical emergency or in cases of sexual abuse, and a provision allows girls to bypass parental notification by going to a judge.