Planned Parenthood Association of Nashville, Inc. v. McWherter

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Justice.

This matter is before us on a certified question of law referred from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 923 F.2d 474. That court has asked us to render an opinion on the relative validity of two conflicting Tennessee statutes, T.C.A. §§ 37-10-301 through 307, requiring “parental consent for abortions by minors,” and T.C.A. § 39 — 15—202(f), requiring “notice to parents or guardians” of minors seeking an abortion. The two statutes were enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1988 and 1989, respectively. We conclude that the more recent…