Requiring Parental Involvement in a Pregnant Minor's Abortion Decision : State Laws and Pending Federal Legislation.

Discusses validity of State parental involvement laws in the context of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, and other Supreme Court cases addressing a minor's right to choose whether to terminate her pregnancy. Consider...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Abortion. Constitutional law. Families. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses validity of State parental involvement laws in the context of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, and other Supreme Court cases addressing a minor's right to choose whether to terminate her pregnancy. Considers common State parental involvement law provisions, such as judicial bypass procedures and exceptions for medical emergencies, and highlights pending Federal parental involvement legislation.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.