Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
This case involved a Missouri law that required consent from various parties before an abortion could be performed– written consent by the patient, spousal consent for married individuals, and parental consent for minors, specifically. The court ruled that the parental consent provision was unconstitutional due to its universal enforcement.
§ 3209's spousal notice — a married woman seeking abortion had to sign a statement declaring that she had notified her husband prior to undergoing the procedure, unless certain exceptions applied. § 3206's parental consent — minors had to get the informed consent of at least one parent or guardian prior to the abortion procedure.
The abortion debate is a longstanding and contentious ... Many states require an unmarried minor to have parental consent or notification before an ...
In fact, it is the extreme abortion ban that Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law that takes away the rights of parents, as we witnessed when child victims of rape, as young as 10 years old, were not ...
The latest report on the law from abortion rights proponents reignites a fight that began more than 30 years ago. A look at Michigan's parental consent law for minors seeking abortions
(Reuters) -Montana's highest court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring minors to get parental consent when seeking an abortion violated the state's constitution, upholding a legal challenge by ...
In 27 states, one or both parents are required to give their permission to the minor. By age twenty, 40 percent of teenage women have been pregnant, 84% of which are unintended. [78] Ten states require both parents to consent to medical abortion. Furthermore, a minor may not have the finances or transportation to seek an abortion.
Letters to the Editor on Issue 1: 10-year-olds shouldn't be forced to have babies. And Ohio lawmakers should decide abortion laws – not voters.