JOURNAL ARTICLE

Supreme Court Refuses to Require Parent Consent for Abortion.

  • Published In: Bloomberg.com, 2025. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Stohr, Greg 3 of 3

Abstract

The article discusses the US Supreme Court's decision to decline hearing a case that sought to restrict abortion rights by asserting a parental constitutional right to prevent minors from terminating a pregnancy. The case involved a Montana law requiring parental consent for abortions for patients under 18, which the Montana Supreme Court had previously struck down as unconstitutional. The Supreme Court's refusal to hear the case leaves intact the Montana ruling, which is based on the state's constitutional protections for abortion rights and minors. Planned Parenthood of Montana challenged the law, arguing that it conflicted with established Supreme Court precedents regarding parental rights and the interests of children. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Bloomberg.com. 2025/07, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2025
  • Accession Number:186392063
  • Copyright Statement:Copyright of Bloomberg.com is the property of Bloomberg, L.P. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Looking to go deeper into this topic? Look for more articles on EBSCOhost.