[Luis Gonzalez]

"Gonzales is a former member of the Texas Supreme Court, where he voted to allow a teenager to get an abortion without notifying her parents, circumventing the notification law in that state."

As I said, that's a lie.

Here's the text of the Texas Statute:

"In most cases, if the minor is seeking an abortion, you are prohibited from performing this procedure unless you provide at least 48 hours advance notice to the minor’s parent or guardian that you intend to perform this procedure. Minors who do not wish their parent or guardian to be notified about the abortion may petition for a "judicial bypass."  Essentially, a minor must tell a court that she wishes to have an abortion without notification to her parent or guardian.   The court may grant her request if the minor is able to establish she is mature and sufficiently well informed to make the decision to have the abortion without telling her parent or guardian.  The court will also determine if it is in the minor’s best interest to have the abortion without notification of the child’s parent or guardian." -- Source

If you don't like the loop in the law, then work to get the State's legislature in closing it.

Gonzales opined strictly within the letter of the law.

[deport]

If you don't like the loop in the law, then work to get the State's legislature in closing it.

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The loop is there as I understand it so as to keep the entire act from being struck down by SCOTUS. I can't cite the info now but I think the SCOTUS has struck down other PNA by other states because they didn't offer or include a bypass provision...... Going from memory back in time which can be faulty.