Opinion of the Court
The Circuit Court Did Not Have to Invalidate the Entire Parental Consent Law
Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, et al. — This case was granted certiorari on May 23, 2005, and was vacated and remanded on January 18, 2006. The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals did not have to invalidate New Hampshire’s law requiring minors to notify their parents before obtaining an abortion in its entirety solely because it lacked an exception allowing emergency abortions in medical emergencies. Featured in Parental Notification Laws, Sup. Ct. Debates (Jan. 2006), p. 1.The following is excerpted from the summary of the unanimous opinion written by Justice O’Connor, as prepared by the Court…
