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  • Title: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to review decision invalidating provisions in Louisiana parental consent law.
    Journal: Reprod Freedom News; 1997 Oct 31; 6(18):2. PubMed ID: 12321265.
    Abstract:
    On October 20, 1997, the US Supreme Court refused to review an April decision of the US Court of Appeals finding that parental consent provisions in Louisiana's abortion law posed an unconstitutional "undue burden" on minors seeking abortions. Louisiana has required consent of one parent with a court bypass procedure since the early 1980s, but the legislature amended this legislation in 1995 to give judges wide latitude to deny young women abortions, breach their confidentiality, and permit unspecified time parameters in making a decision. A District Court found the amendments in conflict with established federal court precedent, and the Appeals Courts agreed and also found that the lack of guarantee for a specified time for resolution of a petition was inconsistent with court rulings against such open-ended bypass procedures. The Court also rejected a provision that gave a judge authority to order a young woman to attend evaluation and counseling sessions (again with no time limit) before authorization for abortion would be granted. The panel also struck down a provision that permitted a court to contact the parents of a minor if the court determined that the minor was not mature and that such notification would be in her best interests. It was found that this mandate would unacceptably compromise a petitioner's anonymity.
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