US EditionMontana Supreme Court rules minors don’t need parental permission for abortion
- The Montana Supreme Court ruled that minors do not need parental permission for an abortion, affirming their right to privacy and procreative autonomy.
- Justice Laurie McKinnon stated, “Minors, like adults, have a fundamental right to privacy," in the unanimous opinion.
- The parental consent law, passed in 2013, was blocked and never took effect due to a judge’s ruling that it violated constitutional rights.
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Tester, Sheehy weigh in after parental consent abortion law struck down by Montana Supreme Court
The abortion issue has taken center stage this week in Montana in the midst of a closely watched U.S. Senate race. On Wednesday, the state's supreme court invalidated as unconstitutional a law restricting abortion access for minors to those who obtained parental consent."No politician should be in the business of making health care decisions for women," a spokesperson for Sen. Jon Tester replied to Fox News Digital's request for comment, adding …
Montana Supreme Court Rules Minors Do Not Need Parental Consent for Abortions
Jennifer Nuelle The Montana Supreme Court ruled against a law on Wednesday that requires parental consent for minors to obtain an abortion. The ruling sides with Planned Parenthood, which challenged a 2013 statute called the “Parental Consent for Abortion Act of 2013,” according to the court ruling. Justice Laurie McKinnon (pictured above), who delivered the court’s opinion, wrote in the ruling that the “classification created by the Legislatu…
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