07/03/2025

SCOTUS Declines to Hear Dispute over Montana Abortion Consent Law

The law was struck down on state constitutional grounds

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Thursday declined to take up a dispute over a Montana law that would have required notarized parental consent for a minor to receive an abortion.

State lawmakers have argued that parents have a constitutional right to make decisions concerning the care, custody and control of their children.

In challenging the law, Planned Parenthood of Montana argued minors have a constitutional right to privacy that cannot be infringed.

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