In the Interest of Doe

OPINION

Justice BAER.

Under prevailing decisions of the United States Supreme Court, the federal Constitution has protected a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion before viability and to obtain the abortion without undue governmental interference. Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed.2d 147 (1973). The High Court has ruled that a state may require a minor seeking an abortion to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian, provided, however, there is an adequate alternative procedure in place permitting the “judicial bypass” of the parental consent requirement for minors that…