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Parental consent is required for minors, those under the age of eighteen, to receive abortion care. [42] North Carolina requires written consent from a parent or legal guardian, or for a minor to obtain a judicial bypass. [43] This law was held to be constitutional in Manning v. Hunt, 119 F.3d 254 (4th Cir. 1997). [44]
In the United States, most states typically require one of two types of parental involvement– consent or notification, or both. 36 states require parental involvement in a minor's decision to have an abortion (21 states require parental consent only, 3 of which require both parents to consent; 10 states require parental notification only, 1 ...
A 2024 Montana Supreme Court decision established that minors do not need parental consent to have an abortion, overruling a state law. [128] The Montana Supreme Court ruled in 1999 that abortion was a right implicitly granted by the state constitution. [129] Legislative initiatives were passed in hopes of challenging that ruling.
We know that anyone under the age of 18 who seeks an abortion in the state must have the consent of a parent or guardian unless they are legally emancipated or obtain permission from a common ...
Meanwhile, a federal court ruling has limited birth control access for minors at federally funded Title X clinics, which now require parental consent for a minor to be prescribed birth control.
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1 Delaware's parental notification law only applies to minors under the age of 16. 2 Illinois's parental notification law will be repealed June 1, 2021. [1] 3 Massachusetts' parental consent law only applies to minors under the age of 16. South Carolina's law only apples to minors under 17. Date: 03-12-2007: Source
Dr. Matt Zerden, associate medical director of Planned Parenthood South Atlantic’s Chapel Hill location, has spent 8 years building up the center to provide care for women who need complicated ...