Kelly A. Ayotte
Petitioner
Daniel J. Mullen, Counsel of Record In June 2003, the New Hampshire Legislature passed the Parental Notification Prior to Abortion Act, which prohibits doctors from performing abortions on an unemancipated minor until 48 hours after at least one of her parents is notified. The law allows doctors to perform the abortion without notification if the minor’s life is in danger or if a judge has ruled that the minor is mature and capable of giving informed consent. On November 17, 2003, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, a doctor, and a group of health centers filed suit against the State,…
