CHICAGO, ILL. (AP) -- Abortion and gay marriage are polarizing social issues, and it's no different in the Illinois governor's race, with candidates staking out a wide swath of positions.
All but one of the seven Republican candidates call themselves "pro-life," while the Democrats, Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes, support abortion rights.
Only Hynes and Green Party candidate Rich Whitney support legalizing gay marriage.
All seven Republicans want the state to enforce a long-dormant law requiring teenage girls to notify their parents before they have an abortion.
The law was passed in 1995 but a string of court actions has kept it from ever being enforced.
The Democrats oppose the notification law, as does Whitney of the Green Party.
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