In the Interest of Doe

Ellington, Chief Judge.

In this case, a 17-year-old girl petitioned a juvenile court under the Parental Notification Act (“the Act”), OCGA § 15-11-110 et seq., for a waiver of the parental notification required before an unemancipated minor may have an abortion. See OCGA §§ 15-11-112 (b); 15-11-114 (c). The juvenile court held a hearing and thereafter issued *575an order denying the petition. The appellant filed the instant appeal.1 Because we find that the appellant was entitled to a waiver of the notification requirement for the reasons explained below, we reverse.

Generally, the Act prohibits…