Zbaraz v. Hartigan

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns the constitutionality of Illinois’ Parental Notice Abortion Act of 1983 (the Act). The district court found that the twenty-four hour waiting period imposed by Section 4(a) of the Act was unconstitutional because it unduly burdened the minor’s right to have an abortion in the absence of a compelling state interest. Zbaraz v. Hartigan, 584 F.Supp. 1452, 1458-59 (N.D.Ill.1984). The district court also found that the judicial procedures contained in Section 5 of the Act permitting waiver of notice to the minor’s parents were unconstitutional because they…