Teens Can be Taken for Secret Abortions in Montana Without Their Parents’ Consent

The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case involving Montana’s Parental Consent for Abortion Act, a law designed to safeguard minors and uphold parental rights. Enacted in 2013, the law required girls under 18 to obtain notarized, written parental consent for an abortion unless granted a judicial waiver. However, the law never took effect due to immediate legal challenges. Montana’s state courts struck it down, arguing it violated the state constitution’s privacy protections. In effect, the l