Wicklund v. Salvagni

OPINION

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

The issue in this case is whether a Montana statute that requires that minors notify a parent before obtaining an abortion is constitutional. The statute provides for a form of “judicial bypass” of its parental notification provision for certain minors. Plaintiffs filed an action in district court contending that the notification statute was unconstitutional because the bypass was inadequate. The district court found the statute unconstitutional. On appeal the parties explore a number of difficult issues. We do not reach them because we conclude that we are…