The Illinois Senate approved repealing the state’s parental notification law.

The bill removes the requirement that a minor’s parents be told that a girl is going to have an abortion. If it becomes law a minor wouldn’t have to tell anyone, or as it stands now, go to a court to request that their parents not be notified. Republican State Senator Jill Tracy says PNA is there as a level of assistance for pregnant girls who are facing a tough decision.

Tracy says it doesn’t make sense that the state would raise the smoking age to 21 but allow a young teenager the ability to get an abortion without telling anyone.