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Article: California parental consent law overturned Judges rule minors may have an abortion without getting permission
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 6, 1997
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Citing a teenager's right to privacy, the California Supreme Court
Tuesday overturned the state law that requires minors to get
parental consent or a judge's approval before having an abortion.
The so-called parental consent law, which was passed by the
California Legislature in 1987, generally has not been enforced as it
wound its way through the courts.
But it has been a lightning rod in both the abortion battle and
the debate over the role of the courts in countering legislative
actions.
Similar statutes in other states, such as Wisconsin's law
requiring women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion, have