- Joined
- Sep 22, 2005
- Messages
- 11,430
- Reaction score
- 2,282
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Independent
[url="http://washtimes.com/national/20060119-121204-1431r.htm]Rejects Lower Court Blanket Dismissal of An Abortion Law[/url]
So, the US Supreme Court has decided that yes, states can require minors to get parental permission before getting an abortion.
And who says there ain't no Santa Clause?
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously yesterday that lower courts erred when declaring New Hampshire's parental-notification abortion law unconstitutional, saying only portions of the law pertaining to medical emergencies warranted review.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, writing for all nine justices, said states "unquestionably have the right to require parental involvement" when a minor has an abortion, and sent the case back to the federal appeals level for further hearings.
"Lower courts need not have invalidated the law wholesale," she said, adding that "only a few applications" of New Hampshire's parental-notification law "present a constitutional problem."
New Hampshire's 2003 law also included provisions such as requiring abortionists to notify at least one parent 48 hours before performing the procedure, and the justices said lower courts erred in striking down those measures over the medical emergency issue.
So, the US Supreme Court has decided that yes, states can require minors to get parental permission before getting an abortion.
And who says there ain't no Santa Clause?