Supreme Court Rejects Montana's Bid to Revive Parental Consent Law for Minors' Abortions

Supreme Court rebuffs Montana attempt to revive parental consent abortion law

The Supreme Court declined on Thursday to hear a case seeking to revive a Montana law that required parental consent for minors seeking abortions.  The state argued the law should be allowed to take effect, because “fundamental parental rights” outweigh a right to privacy that has long protected abortion in the deep red state.  …

Justices Alito and Thomas want anti-abortion lawyers to bring them a parental consent appeal

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to review an appeal raising the issue of parental consent for abortion.

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Montana’s bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions

The parental consent law passed in 2013, but was blocked in court and never took effect before being invalidated by the state Supreme Court last year.

SCOTUS Dodges Parental Rights Battle, Leaving Minor Abortions Without Consent

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case concerning parental consent for minor abortions in Montana, with Justice Samuel Alito sharply dissenting, a court release stated on Thursday. The Court’s decision to deny certiorari in Montana v. Planned Parenthood of Montana — meaning it will not review the case — means the Montana Supreme Court’s […]

Supreme Court declines to hear Montana underage abortion case

The Supreme Court declined on Thursday to revive a Montana law that would have required minors to obtain notarized parental consent before getting an abortion, leaving intact a state court ruling that struck down the measure under Montana’s constitution. The justices turned away a petition from Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, a Republican, who argued the parental consent law was consistent with the U.S. Constitution’s due process protec…

Supreme Court Declines Montana's Parental Consent Law Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Montana's appeal on a law requiring parental consent for minors' abortions, upheld by state constitution protection of privacy. The law, challenged by Planned Parenthood, was invalidated for impinging on individual rights. Montana argues the law is valid under the 14th Amendment due process.