Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, et al.
Respondents
Jennifer Dalven, Counsel of Record On November 17, 2003, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England joined Concord Feminist Health Center, Feminist Health Center of Portsmith, and Dr. Wayne Goldner in challenging the constitutionality of New Hampshire’s Parental Notification Prior to Abortion Act. They argued that the Act should be struck down because it did not allow doctors to perform emergency abortions to protect the health of unemancipated minors without notifying a parent first. On December 29, 2003, a Federal district court agreed and struck down the law. Peter Heed, then-attorney general for New Hampshire, appealed the case and, on November…
