The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood, out of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. The case challenges the Constitutionality of a New Hampshire law that requires a parent or guardian be notified if an abortion was about to be done in person or by certified mail 48 hours before the abortion. Planned Parenthood argues that the law makes no “explicit health exception” when the mother’s life is at risk. This according to a 2000 Supreme Court ruling striking down a Nebraska law that failed to include a health exception. The court ruled that the Nebraska law placed an “undue burden” on women’s abortion rights. New Hampshire law makers argue that there is no explicit exception because other state provisions provide for the exception.
The State Of . . . Abortion rights will seemingly never end! This case is of particular interest because of the health of Chief Justice Rehnquist. It is anybody’s guess whether he will still be around in October when the case will likely be heard.
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