House Sponsors: REITZ AND FRANKS. Short description: PARENTAL NOTICE ABORTION-2001 Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 2001. Provides that no person may perform an abortion upon a minor 16 years old or younger or upon an incompetent unless the person performing the abortion (or the person's agent or a referring physician) has given 48 hours notice to an adult family member. Provides for judicial waiver of notice requirements. Requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to comply with the reporting requirements of the consent decree in Herbst v. O'Malley. Provides civil and criminal penalties for certain violations. Provides immunity from liability for physicians. Provides that a physician who willfully fails to provide the required notice before performing an abortion on a minor or an incompetent person shall be referred to the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Board. Amends the Counties Code; in a Section concerning a public defender's duties, replaces a reference to the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1983 with a reference to the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 2001. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987; authorizes disciplinary action for a physician's willful failure to provide notice required under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 2001. Authorizes a State's Attorney to report a physician's alleged willful failure to provide the required notice. Repeals the Illinois Abortion Parental Consent Act of 1977, the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1983, and the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995. Effective immediately. Correctional Note (Department of Corrections) The prison population and fiscal impact is none. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status