Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Missouri’s Parental Consent Abortion Law for Minors

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Missouri’s parental consent abortion law for minors

The judge didn’t rule on whether the current parental consent law is unconstitutional and left the door open for a new lawsuit.

Court Dismisses Abortion Group's Lawsuit to Overturn Missouri's Parental Consent Law

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'A major win': Radical abortion group loses bid to overturn parental consent law * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Court ruling is 'a resounding rejection of the industry’s underhanded tactics'

Judge throws out lawsuit challenging Missouri's abortion parental consent law for minors

A Jackson County judge determined the nonprofit did not have standing to sue Missouri over the parental consent law. But she did not draw any conclusions about whether the restriction is unconstitutional under the abortion rights amendment passed by voters last year.

Judge throws out lawsuit challenging Missouri’s parental consent abortion law for minors

An exam room inside the Planned Parenthood in Meridian, Idaho (Kyle Pfannenstiel/Idaho Capital Sun).A lawsuit seeking to strike down Missouri laws that restrict access to abortion for minors was thrown out Tuesday on technical grounds.  Jackson County Circuit Judge Sarah Castle determined that the nonprofit that filed the litigation, Right By You, did not have the standing to sue. The lawsuit targeted a requirement that minors get parental conse…

Judge Dismisses Challenge to Missouri's Parental Consent Law, Upholding State's Authority

A Jackson County judge on Wednesday dismissed a major lawsuit challenging Missouri’s parental consent law for minors seeking abortions. The ruling, handed down Wednesday, found that the organization behind the case lacked legal standing. Circuit Judge Sarah Castle’s ruling protects Missouri’s long-standing requirement that children obtain a parent’s consent – and that the other parent be notified – before an abortion can take place. However, the…