Mandatory Parental Notification and Intervention Rights for Minor Abortions
This law prohibits persons or organizations from performing an abortion on an unemancipated minor under 18 unless they provide written notification to the parents or legal guardians. Following notification, a mandatory 96-hour waiting period is enforced, and parents gain the right to file a lawsuit in federal court to enjoin the procedure. Judicial waivers of notification are limited to cases with clear and convincing evidence of physical abuse by the parent.
Key points
Requires written notification to parents of unemancipated minors seeking an abortion, followed by a mandatory 96-hour waiting period.
Parents gain the right to sue in Federal court to enjoin the abortion; the court must issue a temporary injunction.
Judicial waiver of notification is only permitted if there is clear and convincing evidence of physical abuse by the parent.
Persons or organizations violating these rules face fines up to $100,000, imprisonment up to one year, or both.
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