Posted on 11/03/2007 3:09:37 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY
The Alaska Supreme Court threw out an embattled state law Friday that required parental or judicial consent before a teenager can have an abortion.
In a 3-2 decision, the court said the consent requirement robs a pregnant teen of her constitutional right to make such an important decision herself and transfers that right to her parents or a judge.
However, a law that required parents to be notified of a juvenile daughter's plan to have an abortion would probably be all right, said Chief Justice Dana Fabe in the majority decision for the court. It's a option many other states use, she noted.
As illustrated by the vote, the decision was a close call. Both sides agreed that the state has a compelling interest in protecting juvenile girls against their own immaturity and that parents have a constitutional right -- a duty -- to guide their children. They differed over whether giving parents veto power over a pregnant juvenile's abortion decision went too far.
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So, who will pay for it, if the parent disapproves of a secret abortion?
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Why is the word of the Supreme Court of Alaska the final word?
Can’t the legislature take this topic out of their purview by law, and say that they will be the final decider of the law, and the judiciary is no longer required to weigh in on this issue?
It is really time for a legislative slapdown of the judiciary. The Alaskan people passed this law through their lawful representatives.
Is an 11 year old capable of making this decision alone, without parents? and if the 11 year old is made ill by Planned Parenthood’s not so perfect abortion, does the court take care of her?
What is the age of parental consent’s lower end, Chief Justice? And how do YOU know?
>> In a 3-2 decision,
One schmuck should not have that much authority over the parents of Alaska.
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